Oxygen

Molecular mass: 31.999 g/mol  PubChem compound: 977

Active ingredient description

Oxygen is an essential element for living organisms. It is involved in cellular metabolism and catabolism and permits production of energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The variation of the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood affects the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, cellular metabolism, and the central nervous system. Deprivation of oxygen, resulting in tissue hypoxia, results in a rapid deterioration of myocardial and central nervous activity. Intervention with oxygen therapy is essential for the resolution of adequate tissue oxygenation.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
V03AN01 Oxygen V Various → V03 All other therapeutic products → V03A All other therapeutic products → V03AN Medical gases
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 7782-44-7
DrugBank Drug: DB09140
KEGG Drug: D00003
PubChem Compound: 977
RxNorm Ingredient: 7806
SNOMED-CT Concept: 24099007
Oxygen (substance)
UNII Identifier: S88TT14065
OXYGEN

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