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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula Ga
Molecular Weight 69.723
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GALLIUM

SMILES

[Ga]

InChI

InChIKey=PHMDYZQXPPOZDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/Ga.3H

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Molecular Formula Ga
Molecular Weight 69.723
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Gallium (Ga) is an element. It is a soft, slivery blue metal that becomes liquid (and silvery white) above room temperature. Gallium has been investigated for its anticancer properties since it was discovered that 67Ga(III) citrate injected in tumor-bearing animals localizes to tumor sites. Gallium has been investigated for treatment in multiple types of cancer (bladder cancer, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, paget's disease, and prostate cancer). Different generations of gallium salt are being evaluated for their antitumor efficacy and are in preclinical or clinical development. Gallium might also display antimicrobial activity, and is thought to disrupt iron homeostasis in certain bacteria and fungi.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Uptake of aluminum and gallium into tissues of the rat: influence of antibody against the transferrin receptor.
1998 Apr-May
Preclinical characterization of anticancer gallium(III) complexes: solubility, stability, lipophilicity and binding to serum proteins.
2006 Nov
Gallium uptake by transferrin and interaction with receptor 1.
2007 Jan
Organogallium(III) complexes as apoptosis promoting anticancer agents for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines.
2011 Feb
Patents
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
GALLIUM
HSDB   MI  
Systematic Name English
GALLIUM [HSDB]
Common Name English
GALLIUM, ELEMENTSL
Common Name English
GA
Common Name English
GALLIUM [MI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C637
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DSLD 3352 (Number of products:30)
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C66798
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SMS_ID
100000125930
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PUBCHEM
5360835
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RXCUI
1310124
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CAS
7440-55-3
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MESH
D005708
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EVMPD
SUB32650
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DAILYMED
CH46OC8YV4
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FDA UNII
CH46OC8YV4
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WIKIPEDIA
Gallium
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HSDB
6956
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID401029758
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CHEBI
49631
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MERCK INDEX
m5646
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
231-163-8
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