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Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC 6 H 4 COOH. [3] A colorless (or white), bitter-tasting solid, it is a precursor to and a metabolite of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). [3] It is a plant hormone, [8] and has been listed by the EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory as an experimental ...
The enzyme acetylsalicylate deacetylase (EC 3.1.1.55) catalyzes the reaction . acetylsalicylate + H 2 O salicylate + acetate. This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on carboxylic ester bonds.
Aspirin (/ ˈ æ s p (ə) r ɪ n / [10]) is the genericized trademark for acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation, and as an antithrombotic. [11] Specific inflammatory conditions that aspirin is used to treat include Kawasaki disease, pericarditis, and rheumatic ...
1,3-Indandione (sometimes simply indanedione) is an organic compound with the molecular formula C 6 H 4 (CO) 2 CH 2.It is a β-diketone with indane as its structural nucleus. It is a colorless or white solid, but old samples can appear yellowish [3] or even green.
The therapeutic effects of salicylic acids were first documented in 1763 by Edward Stone, with acetylsalicylic acid being synthesized by Felix Hoffmann, a chemist working under Bayer, in 1897. [4] Acetylsalicylic acid-derived salt compounds were first discovered in 1970, [5] and the synthesis of lysine acetylsalicylate was first documented in ...
4-Aminosalicylic acid, also known as para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and sold under the brand name Paser among others, is an antibiotic primarily used to treat tuberculosis. [2] Specifically it is used to treat active drug resistant tuberculosis together with other antituberculosis medications . [ 3 ]
Sodium salicylate is a sodium salt of salicylic acid. It can be prepared from sodium phenolate and carbon dioxide under higher temperature and pressure. Historically, it has been synthesized by refluxing methyl salicylate ( wintergreen oil) with an excess of sodium hydroxide .
Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic compound with the formula C 8 H 8 O 3.It is the methyl ester of salicylic acid.It is a colorless, viscous liquid with a sweet, fruity odor reminiscent of root beer (in which it is used as a flavoring), [4] but often associatively called "minty", as it is an ingredient in mint candies. [5]