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Potassium Cyanide

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Definition: A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes, but has been shown to be an especially potent inhibitor of heme enzymes and hemeproteins. It is used in many industrial processes.     
Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors; Poisons 		Other names Cyanide, Potassium; Potassium Cyanide (K(C(15)N)); Potassium Cyanide (K(14)CN)
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
potassium ruthenium cyanide  15002-31-0   *Potassium Cyanide *Ruthenium Compounds. J Microsc 1986;144(Pt 2):223

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