Chemical Component Summary

NamePICRIC ACID
Synonyms2,4,6-TRINITROPHENOL
Identifiers2,4,6-trinitrophenol
FormulaC6 H3 N3 O7
Molecular Weight229.104
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1c(cc(c(c1[N+](=O)[O-])O)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/C6H3N3O7/c10-6-4(8(13)14)1-3(7(11)12)2-5(6)9(15)16/h1-2,10H
InChIKeyOXNIZHLAWKMVMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count19
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count19
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03651 
NamePicric acid
Groups experimental
DescriptionUsed as antiseptic, astringent, and stimulant for epitheliazation.
Synonyms
  • Picric acid
  • Trinitrophenol
  • Picricum acidum
Brand Names
  • San Su
  • Nitrotan
Categories
  • Benzene Derivatives
  • Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Laboratory Chemicals
CAS number88-89-1

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 6954
ChEMBL CHEMBL108541
ChEBI CHEBI:46149