Chemicals and Drugs

Nitroglycerin

A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H5N3O9
Molecular Weight
227.09 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
55-63-0
IUPAC Name
1,3-dinitrooxypropan-2-yl nitrate
InChIKey
SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(CO[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-]
MeSH Unique ID
D005996
Source
PubChem CID 4510

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Synonyms

30 entry terms
  • Glyceryl Trinitrate
  • Trinitrate, Glyceryl
  • Anginine
  • Dynamite
  • Gilustenon
  • Nitrangin
  • Nitro-Bid
  • Nitro-Dur
  • Nitrocard
  • Nitroderm
  • Nitroderm TTS
  • Nitroglyn
  • Nitrol
  • Nitrolan
  • Nitrong
  • Nitrospan
  • Nitrostat
  • Perlinganit
  • Susadrin
  • Sustac
  • Sustak
  • Sustonit
  • Transderm Nitro
  • Tridil
  • Trinitrin
  • Trinitrolong
  • Nitro Bid
  • Nitro Dur
  • NitroBid
  • NitroDur

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

92; was GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91; NITROGLYCERIN was see GLYCERYL TRINITRATE 1963-91

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  1. D02w.640w.636w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nitroglycerin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005996. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005996
  2. Nitroglycerin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroglycerin
  3. Nitroglycerin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162867
  4. Nitroglycerin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4510. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4510