Structured Summary
Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CO
- Molecular Weight
- 28.010 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 630-08-0
- IUPAC Name
- carbon monoxide
- InChIKey
- UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [C-]#[O+]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002248
- Source
- PubChem CID 281
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Monoxide, Carbon
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
a poisonous gas; /tox permitted but consider also CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
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NLM Classification
QV 662
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Carbon Monoxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002248. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002248
- Carbon Monoxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide
- Carbon Monoxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2025
- Carbon Monoxide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 281. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/281