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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H5NO2
Molecular Weight 123.1094
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PICOLINIC ACID

SMILES

OC(=O)C1=NC=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=SIOXPEMLGUPBBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H5NO2/c8-6(9)5-3-1-2-4-7-5/h1-4H,(H,8,9)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H5NO2
Molecular Weight 123.1094
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picolinic_acid

Picolinic acid is an organic compound, is a derivative of pyridine with a carboxylic acid substituent at the 2-position. Picolinic acid is a bidentate chelating agent of elements such as chromium, zinc, manganese, copper, iron, and molybdenum in the human body. Many of its complexes are charge-neutral and thus lipophilic. After its role in absorption was discovered, zinc dipicolinate dietary supplements became popular as they were shown to be an effective means of introducing zinc into the body. Picolinic Acid is an endogenous metabolite of L-tryptophan (TRP) that has been reported to possess a wide range of neuroprotective, immunological, and anti-proliferative effects within the body. However, the salient physiological function of this molecule is yet to be established. The synthesis of picolinic acid as a product of the kynurenine pathway (KP) suggests that, similar to other KP metabolites, picolinic acid may play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disorders within the CNS and possibly other organs.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
10 % 2 times / day multiple, topical (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 10 %, 2 times / day
Route: topical
Route: multiple
Dose: 10 %, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acne vulgaris
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Disc. AE: Burning skin...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Burning skin (1 pt)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Burning skin 1 pt
Disc. AE
10 % 2 times / day multiple, topical (unknown)
Studied dose
Dose: 10 %, 2 times / day
Route: topical
Route: multiple
Dose: 10 %, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: acne vulgaris
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Separation and direct UV detection of lanthanides complexed with pyridine-2-carboxylic acid by capillary electrophoresis.
2001 Jul 27
Oral chromium picolinate and control of glycemia in insulin-treated diabetic dogs.
2001 Jul-Aug
Antiviral, cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of picolinic acid on human immunodeficiency virus-1 and human herpes simplex virus-2 infected cells.
2001 Nov-Dec
Auxin herbicides induce H(2)O(2) overproduction and tissue damage in cleavers (Galium aparine L.).
2001 Sep
Blood glucose lowering and toxicological effects of zinc (II) complexes with maltol, threonine, and picolinic acid.
2002
Assessment of chromium tripicolinate supplementation and dietary energy level and source on growth, carcass, and blood criteria in growing pigs.
2002 Feb
Effect of chromium tripicolinate supplementation on porcine immune response during the periparturient and neonatal period.
2002 Feb
In vivo distribution of chromium from chromium picolinate in rats and implications for the safety of the dietary supplement.
2002 Feb
Development of new insulinomimetic zinc(II) picolinate complexes with a Zn(N2O2) coordination mode: structure characterization, in vitro, and in vivo studies.
2002 Jan
Cytotoxicity and oxidative mechanisms of different forms of chromium.
2002 Oct 30
Assessment of chromium tripicolinate supplementation and dietary protein level on growth, carcass, and blood criteria in growing pigs.
2002 Sep
The potential value and toxicity of chromium picolinate as a nutritional supplement, weight loss agent and muscle development agent.
2003
Chromium picolinate for reducing body weight: meta-analysis of randomized trials.
2003 Apr
Chromium compounds: cytotoxicity and carcinogenesis.
2003 Apr 15
Tissue and subcellular distribution of chromium picolinate with time after entering the bloodstream.
2003 Feb 1
Synthesis of 6-formyl-pyridine-2-carboxylate derivatives and their telomerase inhibitory activities.
2003 Feb 24
Cationic sigma-phenylplatinum(II) complexes with carboxylic acid functionality: pK(a) determinations and x-ray structures.
2003 Feb 24
The preparation of (S)-aspartate semi-aldehyde appropriate for use in biochemical studies.
2003 Jan 20
Study of the mechanism of the cytostatic effect of picolinic acid on proliferating Tetrahymena pyriformis cells.
2003 Jul-Aug
Reactivity of 2-pyridinecarboxylic esters with cadmium(II) halides: study of (113)Cd NMR solid state spectra and crystal structures of hexacoordinated complexes [CdI(2)(C(5)H(4)NCOOMe)(2)] and [CdI(2)(C(5)H(4)NCOOPr(n))(2)].
2003 Nov 17
A new family of insulin-mimetic vanadium complexes derived from 5-carboalkoxypicolinates.
2003 Oct 17
Regulation of geometry around the ruthenium center of bis(2-pyridinecarboxylato) complexes by the nitrosyl moiety: syntheses, structures, and theoretical studies.
2003 Oct 6
Synthesis of a pyridinium bis[citrato(2-)]oxochromate(V) complex and its ligand-exchange reactions.
2003 Oct 6
Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism in the cerebrospinal fluid of Malawian children with malaria.
2003 Sep 15
Reactions of the dirhenium(II) complex Re2Cl4(mu-dppm)2 with pyridinecarboxylic acids. Examples of bidentate O,O versus N,O coordination and tridentate O,N,O coordination and structural isomers that contain the pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate ligand.
2003 Sep 22
Conformational changes combined with charge-transfer interactions are essential for reduction in catalysis by p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase.
2003 Sep 30
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves insulin sensitivity in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats.
2004
Relation between electrophoretic behavior and molecular shapes of aromatic anions.
2004 Apr
Determining the safety of chromium tripicolinate for addition to foods as a nutrient supplement.
2004 Jun
Recent developments in the biochemistry of chromium(III).
2004 Summer
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Dietary Supplement: 600ug/day chromium picolinate for 6 months
Route of Administration: Oral
Picolinic acid (50 uM)increased the efflux from the liposomes of all the divalent cations [Co(n),Cu(n), Fe(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), Pb(II) and Cd(II)]
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Name Type Language
PICOLINIC ACID
MI  
Systematic Name English
NSC-171
Code English
2-PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACID
Systematic Name English
PICOLINIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
NSC
171
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MERCK INDEX
M8785
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EVMPD
SUB35118
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FDA UNII
QZV2W997JQ
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID7031903
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MESH
C030614
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PUBCHEM
1018
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CHEBI
28747
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RXCUI
33684
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WIKIPEDIA
PICOLINIC ACID
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CAS
98-98-6
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-719-7
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