Item 3 of 6 (back to results) previous next nitroglycerin A nitroglycerol that is glycerol in which the hydrogen atoms of all three hydroxy groups are replaced by nitro groups. It acts as a prodrug, releasing nitric oxide to open blood vessels and so alleviate heart pain.

Current search: 05. Industrial Uses: pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] > drug [CHEBI:23888] > reproductive control drug [CHEBI:50689] > tocolytic agent [CHEBI:66993] × Select any link to see items in a related category. more general categories    information about this item 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  xenobiotic [CHEBI:35703] (25)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1) 05. Industrial Uses  05. Industrial Uses  pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] (1978)   drug [CHEBI:23888] (1930)   prodrug [CHEBI:50266] (88)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  reproductive control drug [CHEBI:50689] (25)   tocolytic agent [CHEBI:66993] (6)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  neuromuscular agent [CHEBI:51372] (51)   muscle relaxant [CHEBI:51371] (47)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  cardiovascular drug [CHEBI:35554] (162)   vasodilator agent [CHEBI:35620] (65)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1) 08. Chemical Category  08. Chemical Category  main group molecular entity [CHEBI:33579] (25650)   p-block molecular entity [CHEBI:33675] (25343)   pnictogen molecular entity [CHEBI:33302] (10027)   nitrogen molecular entity [CHEBI:51143] (7930)   organonitrogen compound [CHEBI:35352] (6705)   nitrate ester [CHEBI:51080] (6)   nitroglycerol [CHEBI:25560] (2)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  nitrates [CHEBI:51081] (18)   nitrate ester [CHEBI:51080] (6)   nitroglycerol [CHEBI:25560] (2)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  carbon group molecular entity [CHEBI:33582] (23847)   organic molecular entity [CHEBI:50860] (23769)   heteroorganic entity [CHEBI:33285] (15197)   organonitrogen compound [CHEBI:35352] (6705)   nitrate ester [CHEBI:51080] (6)   nitroglycerol [CHEBI:25560] (2)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1) 09. Chemical Capabilities  09. Chemical Capabilities  explosive [CHEBI:63490] (12)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1)  donor [CHEBI:17891] (9)   nitric oxide donor [CHEBI:50566] (5)   nitroglycerin [CHEBI:28787] (1) ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:   [CHEBI:28787] ChEBI Compound Description:   A nitroglycerol that is glycerol in which the hydrogen atoms of all three hydroxy groups are replaced by nitro groups. It acts as a prodrug, releasing nitric oxide to open blood vessels and so alleviate heart pain. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   28787 ChEBI InChI Value:   InChI=1S/C3H5N3O9/c7-4(8)13-1-3(15-6(11)12)2-14-5(9)10/h3H,1-2H2 ChEBI InChIKey Value:   SNIOPGDIGTZGOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   nitroglycerin ChEBI SMILES Value:   [O-][N+](=O)OCC(CO[N+]([O-])=O)O[N+]([O-])=O ChEBI Substance ID:   10318850 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:28787 ChemSpider ID:   NS Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   SNIOPGDIGTZGOP_UHFFFAOYSA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   4510