Gallium nitrate

Gallium nitrate
Names
IUPAC name
Gallium trinitrate
Other names
Gallium(III) nitrate
Nitric acid, gallium salt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.453 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 236-815-5
UNII
UN number 1477
  • InChI=1S/Ga.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
    Key: CHPZKNULDCNCBW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ga+3]
Properties
Ga(NO3)3
Molar mass 255.7377 g/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS03: OxidizingGHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H272, H314, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, 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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Gallium nitrate (brand name Ganite) is the gallium salt of nitric acid with the chemical formula Ga(NO3)3. It is a drug used to treat symptomatic hypercalcemia secondary to cancer. It works by preventing the breakdown of bone through the inhibition of osteoclast activity, thus lowering the amount of free calcium in the blood.[1][2] Gallium nitrate is also used to synthesize other gallium compounds.

  1. ^ Gallium Nitrate monograph. Lexi-Comp Online, Lexi-Drugs Online, Lexi-Comp Inc. Hudson, OH. Available at: [1] Archived 2004-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed September 13th, 2008.
  2. ^ Ganite at drugs.com