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CHEBI:16301 - nitrite

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16301
ChEBI Namenitrite
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DefinitionThe nitrogen oxoanion formed by loss of a proton from nitrous acid.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:7585, CHEBI:14658, CHEBI:44396
Last Modified23 October 2015
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FormulaNO2
Net Charge-1
Average Mass46.005
Monoisotopic Mass45.99345
SMILESO=N[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/HNO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3)/p-1
InChIKeyIOVCWXUNBOPUCH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nitrite (CHEBI:16301) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
nitrite (CHEBI:16301) is a monovalent inorganic anion (CHEBI:79389)
nitrite (CHEBI:16301) is a nitrogen oxoanion (CHEBI:33458)
nitrite (CHEBI:16301) is a reactive nitrogen species (CHEBI:62764)
nitrite (CHEBI:16301) is conjugate base of nitrous acid (CHEBI:25567)
Incoming Relation(s)
nitrite salt (CHEBI:46648) has part nitrite (CHEBI:16301)
nitrous acid (CHEBI:25567) is conjugate acid of nitrite (CHEBI:16301)
IUPAC Names 
dioxonitrate(III)
dioxonitrate(1−)
nitrite
dioxidonitrate(1−)
Synonyms  Source
NitriteKEGG COMPOUND
NO2−IUPAC
[NO2]−IUPAC
NITRITE IONPDBeChem
nitrite(1−)ChemIDplus
nitrite anionChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
nitriteUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00088KEGG COMPOUND
NO2PDBeChem
NitriteWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:977Gmelin
CAS:14797-65-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:14797-65-0ChemIDplus