
Zinc Picolinate
Zinc picolinate is a zinc salt of picolinic acid. It is available as OTC dietary supplements as a source of zinc to treat and prevent zinc deficiency. The absorption of zinc after oral administration of zinc picolinate is shown to be effective. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- zinc bis(pyridine-2-carboxylate)
- Molecular formula
- C12H8N2O4Zn
- Molecular weight
- 309.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 307.977549 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 106.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
4 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID60170814
- PubMed:3630857
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.