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3-nitropropionic acid
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Definition
: Compounds having the nitro group, -NO2, attached to carbon. When attached to nitrogen they are nitramines and attached to oxygen they are NITRATES.
do not confuse entry term NITRATED COMPOUNDS with NITRATES; DF: NITRO CPDS
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3-nitropropionic acid [ 3-NP acid,3-nitropropanoic acid,3-nitropropionate,beta-nitropropionic acid ]
succinate dehydrogenase inactivator; biosynthesized by FABACEAE plants from ASPARAGINE
504-88-1
*Nitro Compounds
*Propionic Acids
Fabaceae
Neurotoxins
Succinate Dehydrogenase/antagonists & inhibitors
Pharma Action
Antihypertensive Agents
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Convulsants
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