Chemicals and Drugs

Phosphorus

A non-metal element that has the atomic symbol P, atomic number 15, and atomic weight 31. It is an essential element that takes part in a broad variety of biochemical reactions.

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Abstract

A non-metal element that has the atomic symbol P, atomic number 15, and atomic weight 31. It is an essential element that takes part in a broad variety of biochemical reactions.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
P
Molecular Weight
30.97376200 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
12185-10-3
IUPAC Name
phosphane
InChIKey
OAICVXFJPJFONN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[P]
MeSH Unique ID
D010758
Source
PubChem CID 5462309

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Phosphorus-31
  • Phosphorus 31
  • Black Phosphorus
  • Red Phosphorus
  • White Phosphorus
  • Yellow Phosphorus
  • Phosphorus, Black
  • Phosphorus, Red
  • Phosphorus, White
  • Phosphorus, Yellow

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

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Indexing Annotation

PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM DISORDERS is available

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History Note

/metabolism was PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM 1965

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phosphorus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010758. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010758
  2. Phosphorus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus
  3. Phosphorus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q674
  4. Phosphorus. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5462309. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5462309