
4-Aminosalicylic Acid
4-aminosalicylic acid is an aminobenzoic acid that is salicylic acid substituted by an amino group at position 4. It has a role as an antitubercular agent. It is an aminobenzoic acid and a member of phenols. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-aminosalicylate(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H7NO3
- Molecular weight
- 153.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 153.042593085 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 83.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:27565
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1169
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2022591
- PubMed:26277036
- PubMed:24333643
- PubMed:24290060
- PubMed:23779105
- PubMed:23118010
- PubMed:23114617
- PubMed:23112434
- PubMed:22967331
- PubMed:22915310
- PubMed:22881439
- PubMed:22872445
- PubMed:22830224
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