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Salicylic Acid

PubChem 338
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
mboya
Created:
1/21/16
Submitted:
10/5/26
Published:
10/5/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
338-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-002677

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/2677.3

Licensing:

Public Domain
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
Salicylic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid with a hydroxy group at the ortho position. It is obtained from the bark of the white willow and wintergreen leaves. It has a role as an antiinfective agent, an antifungal agent, a plant hormone, a keratolytic drug, an EC 1.11.1.11 (L-ascorbate peroxidase) inhibitor, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a salicylate.
Source Data Details
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imagefly.cgi?cid=338&width=400&height=400