Chemical Component Summary | |
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| Name | MAGNESIUM ION |
| Identifiers | magnesium(+2) cation |
| Formula | Mg |
| Molecular Weight | 24.30 |
| Type | NON-POLYMER |
| Isomeric SMILES | [Mg++] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Mg/q+2 |
| InChIKey | JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Chemical Details | |
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| Formal Charge | 2 |
| Atom Count | 1 |
| Chiral Atom Count | 0 |
| Chiral Atoms | n/a |
| Bond Count | 0 |
| Aromatic Bond Count | 0 |
| Leaving Atoms | n/a |
Drug Info: DrugBank
| DrugBank ID | DB01378 Different stereochemistry |
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| Name | Magnesium |
| Groups | nutraceutical |
| Description | Magnesium hydroxide is used primarily in "Milk of Magnesia", a white aqueous, mildly alkaline suspension of magnesium hydroxide formulated at about 8%w/v. Milk of magnesia is primarily used to alleviate constipation, but can also be used to relieve indigestion and heartburn. When taken internally by mouth as a laxative, the osmotic force of the magnesia suspension acts to draw fluids from the body and to retain those already within the lumen of the intestine, serving to distend the bowel, thus stimulating nerves within the colon wall, inducing peristalsis and resulting in evacuation of colonic contents. |
| Salts | Magnesium acetate |
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| CAS number | 7439-95-4 |
Drug Targets
| Name | Sequence Search | Pharmacological Action | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-1 | MGKGVGRDKYEPAAVSEQGDKKGKKGKKDRDMDELKKEVSMDDHKLSLDE... | unknown |
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682
