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Preferred Name

Chromium Picolinate

Synonyms

Chromium Picolinate

CHROMIUM PICOLINATE

Definitions

Chromium Piccolinate is a salt of the trace metallic element chromium (Cr), essential in glucose metabolism. Found in vitamins and mineral supplements, Chromium may be necessary for utilization of dietary sugars and carbohydrates by optimizing the effects of insulin. Animal studies suggest that chromium picolinate may be carcinogenic, it enters cells directly and can causes mutations. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28931

CAS_Registry

14639-25-9

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50369

Chemical_Formula

3C6H4NO2.Cr

code

C28931

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

Chromium Piccolinate is a salt of the trace metallic element chromium (Cr), essential in glucose metabolism. Found in vitamins and mineral supplements, Chromium may be necessary for utilization of dietary sugars and carbohydrates by optimizing the effects of insulin. Animal studies suggest that chromium picolinate may be carcinogenic, it enters cells directly and can causes mutations. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

S71T8B8Z6P

FULL_SYN

Chromium Picolinate

CHROMIUM PICOLINATE

label

Chromium Picolinate

Legacy Concept Name

Chromium_Piccolinate

Preferred_Name

Chromium Picolinate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28931

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0163657

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1505

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