CHEBI:33191 - potassium cyanide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:33191
ChEBI Namepotassium cyanide
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DefinitionA cyanide salt containing equal numbers of potassium cations and cyanide anions.
Last Modified7 December 2016
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaCN.K
Net Charge0
Average Mass65.116
Monoisotopic Mass64.96678
SMILES[C-]#N.[K+]
InChIInChI=1S/CN.K/c1-2;/q-1;+1
InChIKeyNNFCIKHAZHQZJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
EC 1.15.1.1 (superoxide dismutase) inhibitor  An EC 1.15.* (oxidoreductase acting on superoxide as acceptor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1).
neurotoxin  A poison that interferes with the functions of the nervous system.
EC 1.9.3.1 (cytochrome c oxidase) inhibitor  An EC 1.9.3.* (oxidoreductase acting on donor heme group, oxygen as acceptor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of cytochrome c oxidase (EC 1.9.3.1).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) has role EC 1.15.1.1 (superoxide dismutase) inhibitor (CHEBI:134084)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) has role EC 1.9.3.1 (cytochrome c oxidase) inhibitor (CHEBI:38500)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) has role neurotoxin (CHEBI:50910)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) is a cyanide salt (CHEBI:36572)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) is a one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
potassium cyanide (CHEBI:33191) is a potassium salt (CHEBI:26218)
IUPAC Name 
potassium cyanide
Synonyms  Source
cyanide of potassiumNIST Chemistry WebBook
KaliumcyanidChEBI
KaliumzyanidChEBI
KCNIUPAC
ZyankaliChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Potassium_cyanideWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:3593645Beilstein
Beilstein:4652394Beilstein
Gmelin:647425Gmelin
CAS:151-50-8ChemIDplus
CAS:151-50-8NIST Chemistry WebBook
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