Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate | Glytrin® | Minitran® | Rectogesic®
nitroglycerin is an approved drug (FDA (no history prior to 1981))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Nitroglycerin acts as a vasodilator.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (no history prior to 1981)) |
WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (21st List, 2019). Access PDF version. |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
1,3-dinitrooxypropan-2-yl nitrate |
Synonyms ![]() |
glyceryl trinitrate | Glytrin® | Minitran® | Rectogesic® |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 55-63-0 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL730 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00727 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1952 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178103632 |
PubChem CID | 4510 |
RCSB PDB Ligand | TNG |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | SNIOPGDIGTZGOP |
Search UniChem for chemical match using the InChIKey | SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Search UniChem for chemicals with the same backbone | SNIOPGDIGTZGOP |
Wikipedia | Nitroglycerin |