The Guide to Pharmacology Complete Ligand List

A list of all ligands featured in The Guide to Receptors and Channels (GRAC) and IUPHAR-DB.



Synthetic organics Metabolites Natural products Endogenous peptides Other peptides Inorganics Antibodies Others
Ions and other inorganic compounds.

A  B  C  D  F  G  H  I  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  Z 

Ligand name Abbreviated name Synonyms
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Ag+ silver
AsO43− arsenate
 
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Ba2+ barium
Bai2+
Bao2+
Br- bromide, bromide ion
 
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Ca2+ calcium ion
Cai2+
Cao2+
carbon monoxide
Cd2+ cadmium ion
cisplatin
Cl- chloride
CO2 carbon dioxide, Dry ice, Methanedione
Co2+ cobalt
Cs+ cesium cation, Cesium (I) ion, cesium ion, Cesium, ion (Cs1+)
Cu2+ copper
 
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diphosphate PPi, pyrophosphate
 
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Fe2+ iron
formate formic acid, HCOO-
 
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Gd3+
 
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HCl hydrogen chloride
HCO3- bicarbonate
H+ (extracellular)
Hg2+ mercury
HgCl2 mercury chloride, mercury(II) chloride
H+ (intracellular)
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
HSO4- bisulphate, hydrogen sulphate
hydrogen sulphide
 
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iodide iodide ion, I-
 
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Ko+
 
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La3+ lanthanum
La3+
lithium
 
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methylmercury
Mg2+ Mgi2+
Mn2+
 
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Na+ sodium
NaHCO3- sodium bicarbonate
NH3 ammonia
NH4+ ammonium
Ni2+
nitrate nitric acid, NO3-
NO nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide
 
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OH- hydroxide, hydroxide ion
 
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Pb2+ lead ion
perchlorate ClO4-, perchloric acid
phosphate inorganic phosphate, PO34-, Pi
 
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Rb+ rubidium
ruthenium red
 
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SeO42- selenate, selenic acid
SO42- sulfate, sulfuric acid, sulphate, sulphuric acid
S2O32- thiosulfate, thiosulphate
Sr2+ strontium
 
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thiocyanate SCN-, thiocyanic acid
 
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Zn2+ zinc, zinc ion