Chemical Component Summary

NameCYANAMIDE
Identifierscyanamide
FormulaC H2 N2
Molecular Weight42.04
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC(#N)N
InChIInChI=1S/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2H2
InChIKeyXZMCDFZZKTWFGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count5
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count4
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02679 
NameCyanamide
Groups experimental
DescriptionA cyanide compound which has been used as a fertilizer, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism. [PubChem]
SynonymsCyanamide
Categories
  • Carbodiimides
  • Cyanides
  • Imines
  • Nitrogen Compounds
CAS number420-04-2

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Cathepsin KMWGLKVLLLPVVSFALYPEEILDTHWELWKKTHRKQYNNKVDEISRRLIW...unknown
Carbonic anhydrase 2MSHHWGYGKHNGPEHWHKDFPIAKGERQSPVDIDTHTAKYDPSLKPLSVS...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 9864
ChEMBL CHEMBL56279
ChEBI CHEBI:16698
CCDC/CSD CENHAE02, CENHAE01, CENHAE, CYANAM01