CHEBI:62629 - nitarsone

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ChEBI Name nitarsone ChEBI ID CHEBI:62629 Definition An organoarsonic acid where the organyl group is 4-nitrophenyl. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Supplier Information Download Molfile XML SDF Find compounds which contain this structure Find compounds which resemble this structure Take structure to the Advanced Search Formula C6H6AsNO5 Net Charge 0 Average Mass 247.03710 Monoisotopic Mass 246.94619 InChI InChI=1S/C6H6AsNO5/c9-7(10,11)5-1-3-6(4-2-5)8(12)13/h1-4H,(H2,9,10,11) InChIKey FUUFQLXAIUOWML-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILES O[As](O)(=O)c1ccc(cc1)[N+]([O-])=O Roles Classification Biological Role(s): antiprotozoal drug Any antimicrobial drug which is used to treat or prevent protozoal infections. Application(s): antiprotozoal drug Any antimicrobial drug which is used to treat or prevent protozoal infections. agrochemical An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture. View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing nitarsone (CHEBI:62629) has functional parent phenylarsonic acid (CHEBI:29851) nitarsone (CHEBI:62629) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286) nitarsone (CHEBI:62629) has role antiprotozoal drug (CHEBI:35820) nitarsone (CHEBI:62629) is a C-nitro compound (CHEBI:35716) nitarsone (CHEBI:62629) is a organoarsonic acid (CHEBI:22638) IUPAC Name (4-nitrophenyl)arsonic acid INNs Sources nitarson ChemIDplus nitarsone ChemIDplus nitarsonum ChemIDplus Synonyms Sources (p-nitrophenyl)arsonic acid ChEBI 4-nitrobenzenearsonic acid ChemIDplus 4-nitrophenylarsonic acid ChemIDplus 4-O2C6H4AsO3H2 ChEBI p-nitrobenzenearsonic acid ChemIDplus p-nitrophenylarsonic acid ChemIDplus Brand Name Source Histostat KEGG DRUG Manual Xrefs Databases 2984 VSDB D05175 KEGG DRUG US2653160 Patent View more database links Registry Numbers Types Sources 2939908 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys 98-72-6 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG 98-72-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus Citations Types Sources 16550417 PubMed citation Europe PMC 21388897 PubMed citation Europe PMC 4674928 PubMed citation Europe PMC Last Modified 25 July 2011

General Comment 2011-07-25 Nitarsone is used as a feed additive for the control (by prevention) of histomoniasis, a disease caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas meleagridis, that infects the caecum, and subsequently the liver, of turkeys (in which most infections are fatal) and chickens.