Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 704 inbound references to kynurenic acid, and connects out to α-aminoadipic acid, glutamate transporter and DL-glutamic acid.
Vinony files it under Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors, AMPA receptor antagonists and Aromatic acids.
Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H7NO3
- Molecular weight
- 189.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-oxo-1H-quinoline-2-carboxylic acid
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C=C(N2)C(=O)O
- InChIKey
- HCZHHEIFKROPDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.3
- Polar surface area
- 66.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 1
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
via ChEMBL · EBI
Research
4,664 papers- Does kynurenic acid act on nicotinic receptors? An assessment of the evidence.Journal of neurochemistry · 2020
- The Complex World of Kynurenic Acid: Reflections on Biological Issues and Therapeutic Strategy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- Kynurenic Acid Acts as a Signaling Molecule Regulating Energy Expenditure and Is Closely Associated With Metabolic Diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022
- Kynurenic Acid and Neuroprotective Activity of the Ketogenic Diet in the Eye.Current medicinal chemistry · 2017
- The gut-brain axis mechanism of normal appetite induced by kynurenic acid.Cell reports · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 189.043
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- found in taxon
- Ephedra pachyclada
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₇NO₃
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C=C(N2)C(=O)O
- Commons category
- Kynurenic acid
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