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Descriptor English:   Potassium Cyanide 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cianuro de Potasio 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cianeto de Potássio 
Synonyms English:   Cyanide, Potassium
Potassium Cyanide (K(14)CN)
Potassium Cyanide (K(C(15)N))  
Tree Number:   D01.625.400.100.750
D01.745.635
Definition English:   A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes, but has been shown to be an especially potent inhibitor of heme enzymes and hemeproteins. It is used in many industrial processes. 
Pharmacological Action:   Enzyme Inhibitors
Poisons
 
History Note English:   91(79); was see under CYANIDES 1979-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
EC economics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   11628 
Unique Identifier:   D011190 

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