Zinc picolinate

Zinc picolinate (or ZnPic) is the zinc salt of picolinic acid which has the molecular formula Zn(C6H4O2N)2.[1]

Zinc picolinate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.132.913
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2C6H5NO2.Zn/c2*8-6(9)5-3-1-2-4-7-5;/h2*1-4H,(H,8,9);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: NHVUUBRKFZWXRN-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].C1=CC=NC(=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
Properties
C12H8N2O4Zn
Molar mass 309.59 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H302, H315, H319, H335, H410
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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

References
  1. Lumme P, Lundgren G, Mark W (1969). "The crystal structure of zinc picolinate tetrahydrate" (PDF). Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 23: 3011–3022. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-3011.
  2. Walsh CT, Sandstead HH, Prasad AS, Newberne PM, Fraker PJ (June 1994). "Zinc: health effects and research priorities for the 1990s". Environmental Health Perspectives. 102 (Suppl 2): 5–46. doi:10.1289/ehp.941025. PMC 1567081. PMID 7925188.
  3. Sakai F, Yoshida S, Endo S, Tomita H (2002). "Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of zinc picolinate for taste disorders". Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Supplementum. 122 (546): 129–33. doi:10.1080/00016480260046517. PMID 12132610. S2CID 23717414.
  4. Barrie SA, Wright JV, Pizzorno JE, Kutter E, Barron PC (June 1987). "Comparative absorption of zinc picolinate, zinc citrate and zinc gluconate in humans". Agents and Actions. 21 (1–2): 223–8. doi:10.1007/BF01974946. PMID 3630857. S2CID 23567370.
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