CHEBI:2825 - aristolochic acid A

ChEBI IDCHEBI:2825
ChEBI Namearistolochic acid A
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DefinitionAn aristolochic acid that is phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid that is substituted by a methylenedioxy group at the 3,4 positions, by a methoxy group at position 8, and by a nitro group at position 10. It is the most abundant of the aristolochic acids and is found in almost all Aristolochia (birthworts or pipevines) species. It has been tried in a number of treatments for inflammatory disorders, mainly in Chinese and folk medicine. However, there is concern over their use as aristolochic acid is both carcinogenic and nephrotoxic.
Last Modified12 September 2024
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FormulaC17H11NO7
Net Charge0
Average Mass341.275
Monoisotopic Mass341.05355
SMILESCOc1cccc2c1cc([N+](=O)[O-])c1c(C(=O)O)cc3c(c12)OCO3
InChIInChI=1S/C17H11NO7/c1-23-12-4-2-3-8-9(12)5-11(18(21)22)14-10(17(19)20)6-13-16(15(8)14)25-7-24-13/h2-6H,7H2,1H3,(H,19,20)
InChIKeyBBFQZRXNYIEMAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Aristolochia (ncbitaxon:12947) - PubMed (PMID:21141875)
Aristolochia argentina (ncbitaxon:158534) - PubMed (PMID:21141875)
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
nephrotoxin  A toxin that is produced by a biological organism such as a microbe, animal or plant which interferes with the function of the kidney in animals.
mutagen  An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
nephrotoxin  A toxin that is produced by a biological organism such as a microbe, animal or plant which interferes with the function of the kidney in animals.
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) has role nephrotoxin (CHEBI:61015)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a C-nitro compound (CHEBI:35716)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a aristolochic acids (CHEBI:194147)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a cyclic acetal (CHEBI:59770)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825) is a organic heterotetracyclic compound (CHEBI:38163)
Incoming Relation(s)
aristoloterpenate-I (CHEBI:132825) has functional parent aristolochic acid A (CHEBI:2825)
IUPAC Name 
8-methoxy-6-nitro-2H-phenanthro[3,4-d][1,3]dioxole-5-carboxylic acid
Synonyms  Source
Aristolochic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Aristolochic acid IKEGG COMPOUND
aristolochic acid AChemIDplus
aristolochinChemIDplus
8-methoxy-6-nitrophenanthol (3,4-d) 1,3-dioxole-5-carboxylic acidChemIDplus
3,4-methylenedioxy-8-methoxy-10-nitro-1-phenanthrenecarboxylic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08469KEGG COMPOUND
Aristolochic_acidWikipedia
C00001526KNApSAcK
C00027516KNApSAcK
LSM-2373LINCS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:345159Reaxys
CAS:313-67-7KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:313-67-7ChemIDplus
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