Chemical Component Summary

NameQUINOLINIC ACID
Identifierspyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
FormulaC7 H5 N O4
Molecular Weight167.119
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1cc(c(nc1)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H5NO4/c9-6(10)4-2-1-3-8-5(4)7(11)12/h1-3H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChIKeyGJAWHXHKYYXBSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count17
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count17
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB01796 
NameQuinolinic Acid
Groups experimental
DescriptionA metabolite of tryptophan with a possible role in neurodegenerative disorders. Elevated CSF levels of quinolinic acid are correlated with the severity of neuropsychological deficits in patients who have AIDS. [PubChem]
SynonymsQuinolinic Acid
Categories
  • Pyridines
  • Quinolinic Acids
CAS number89-00-9

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase [carboxylating]MPPRRYNPDDRRDALLERINLDIPAAVAQALREDLGGEVDAGNDITAQLL...unknown
Nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase [carboxylating]MGLSDWELAAARAAIARGLDEDLRYGPDVTTLATVPASATTTASLVTREA...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

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL286204
PubChem 1066
ChEMBL CHEMBL286204
ChEBI CHEBI:16675
CCDC/CSD MEHFOV