Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:40:15 UTC
Update Date2024-10-13 12:18:33 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000220
Metabolite Identification
Common NameNitrite
DescriptionNitrite is a nitrite compound is either a salt or an ester of nitrous acid. Sodium nitrite is used for the curing of meat because it prevents bacterial growth and, in a reaction with the meat's myoglobin, gives the product a desirable dark red color. Nitrite can be reduced to nitric oxide or ammonia by many species of bacteria. Under hypoxic conditions, nitrite may release nitric oxide, which causes potent vasodilation. Several mechanisms for nitrite conversion to NO have been described including enzymatic reduction by xanthine oxidoreductase, the mitochondria, and NO synthase (NOS), as well as nonenzymatic acidic disproportionation. -- Wikipedia .
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
[NO(OH)]ChEBI
HNO2ChEBI
Nitrosyl hydroxideChEBI
Acid, nitrousHMDB
Nitrous acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaHNO2
Average Mass47.0134
Monoisotopic Mass47.000728281
IUPAC Namenitrous acid
Traditional Namenitrous acid
CAS Registry Number14797-65-0
SMILES
ON=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/HNO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3)
InChI KeyIOVCWXUNBOPUCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N