Chemistry:Zinc picolinate

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Zinc picolinate
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Properties
C12H8N2O4Zn
Molar mass 309.59 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: HarmfulGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Warning
H302, H315, H319, H335, H410
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P330, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P391, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zinc picolinate (or ZnPic) is the zinc salt of picolinic acid which has the molecular formula Zn(C6H4O2N)2.[1]

Zinc picolinate has been used as a dietary zinc supplement.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "The crystal structure of zinc picolinate tetrahydrate". Acta Chemica Scandinavica 23: 3011–3022. 1969. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-3011. http://actachemscand.org/pdf/acta_vol_23_p3011-3022.pdf. 
  2. "Zinc: health effects and research priorities for the 1990s". Environmental Health Perspectives 102 (Suppl 2): 5–46. June 1994. doi:10.1289/ehp.941025. PMID 7925188. 
  3. "Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of zinc picolinate for taste disorders". Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Supplementum 122 (546): 129–33. 2002. doi:10.1080/00016480260046517. PMID 12132610. 
  4. "Comparative absorption of zinc picolinate, zinc citrate and zinc gluconate in humans". Agents and Actions 21 (1–2): 223–8. June 1987. doi:10.1007/BF01974946. PMID 3630857.