Chemical Component Summary

Name2,4-DINITROPHENOL
Identifiers2,4-dinitrophenol
FormulaC6 H4 N2 O5
Molecular Weight184.106
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1cc(c(cc1[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H4N2O5/c9-6-2-1-4(7(10)11)3-5(6)8(12)13/h1-3,9H
InChIKeyUFBJCMHMOXMLKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count17
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count17
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB04528 
Name2,4-Dinitrophenol
Groups experimental
DescriptionA toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Synonyms
  • Dinitrophenol
  • 2,4-Dinitrophenol
Categories
  • Benzene Derivatives
  • Coloring Agents
  • Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  • Dinitrophenols
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
CAS number51-28-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductaseMSAEKLFTPLKVGAVTAPNRVFMAPLTRLRSIEPGDIPTPLMGEYYRQRA...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 1493
ChEMBL CHEMBL273386
ChEBI CHEBI:42017