aspirin

medication used to treat pain and decrease the risk of heart disease
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q18216
aspirin
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aspirin

Summary

aspirin is a type of chemical entity[1]. aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,692 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[3].
  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Arthur Eichengrün[4].
  • aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].
  • aspirin's video is recorded as Synthesis of Aspirin Lab - NCSSM.webm[6].
  • aspirin's image is recorded as Acetylsalicylicacid-crystals.jpg[7].
  • aspirin's image is recorded as Aspirin.jpg[8].
  • aspirin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[9].
  • aspirin's chemical structure is recorded as Acetylsalicylsäure2.svg[10].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Acid sensing ion channel subunit 3[11].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[12].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[13].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[14].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[15].
  • acetyl is named after aspirin[16].
  • Filipendula ulmaria is named after aspirin[17].
  • aspirin's GND ID is recorded as 4000351-6[18].
  • aspirin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 50-78-2[19].
  • aspirin's EC number is recorded as 200-064-1[20].
  • aspirin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O[21].
  • aspirin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C9H8O4/c1-6(10)13-8-5-3-2-4-7(8)9(11)12/h2-5H,1H3,(H,11,12)[22].
  • aspirin's InChIKey is recorded as BSYNRYMUTXBXSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N[23].
  • aspirin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85008731[24].
  • aspirin's ATC code is recorded as A01AD05[25].
  • aspirin's ATC code is recorded as B01AC06[26].
  • aspirin's ATC code is recorded as N02BA01[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[3], a chemist[28], 1816–1856[29], of France[30], specialised in chemistry[31] and Arthur Eichengrün[4], a chemist[32], 1867–1949[33], of Germany[34].

Recognition

aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].

Why It Matters

aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,692 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2] aspirin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] aspirin is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did aspirin receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . National Inventors Hall of Fame Db. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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