Chemicals and Drugs

Gold

A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.

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Abstract

A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Au
Molecular Weight
196.96657 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-57-5
IUPAC Name
gold
InChIKey
PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Au]
MeSH Unique ID
D006046
Source
PubChem CID 23985

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D01w.268w.556w.322w
  2. D01w.268w.956w.186w
  3. D01w.552w.544w.322w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gold. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006046. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006046
  2. Gold. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold
  3. Gold. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q897
  4. Gold. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23985. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23985