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3-nitropropionic acid

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More on Nitro Compounds 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    Other names Nitrated Compounds
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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; Convulsants 		Am J Vet Res 1980;41(3):377; J Biol Chem 254(12):5161;1979; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 74(9):3767;1977

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