metronidazole hydrochloride
CHEBI:50687
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A hydrochloride salt resulting from the mixture of equimolar amounts of metronidazole and hydrogen chloride. — ChEBI
Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and
cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has
signed off on this record yet.
Classification
Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.
Chemical structure
Computed structure properties
| Molecular formula | C6H9N3O3.HCl |
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| Charge | 0 |
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| Average mass | 207.617 Da |
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| Monoisotopic mass | 207.04107 Da |
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| Source | ChEBI |
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| InChIKey | FPTPAIQTXYFGJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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SMILES
Cc1ncc([N+](=O)[O-])n1CCO.Cl
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H9N3O3.ClH/c1-5-7-4-6(9(11)12)8(5)2-3-10;/h4,10H,2-3H2,1H3;1H
Also called
- Flagyl (BRAND_NAME)— chebi
- 2-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol hydrochloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol hydrochloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol monohydrochloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- Metronidazole HCl (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
Cross-references
Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.
Activity roles
Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the
unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.
Source concepts
Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is
the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.
Upstream concepts merged into this record
| Source | Native ID | Label | Minted CURIE | Version |
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| CHEBI |
CHEBI:50687 |
metronidazole hydrochloride |
antibioticmech:chebi-936beab01f |
2026-08-30 |
Mechanism summary
- Clinical status
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Curation history
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Provenance
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