Carbon monoxide

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Carbon monoxide
2D structure for Carbon monoxide
Chemical Name	carbon monoxide
Chemical Formula	CH₂O
CAS Number	124-38-9
Chemical Information	HMDB01361
Biochemical Taxonomy	Inorganic Ions and Gases
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Not Available
Biofluid Location	Blood
Tissue Location	Not Available
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood: 72.0 +/- 25.0 uM
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Smoker
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Hyperoxaluria, primary, type I OMIM: 259900 Refsum disease OMIM: 266500
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood (Smoker): 350.0 +/- 178.0 uM
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds, notably in internal-combustion engines. It consists of one carbon atom covalently bonded to one oxygen atom. It is a gas at room temperature. Carbon monoxide is a significantly toxic gas and is the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries.Exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the central nervous system and heart. Following poisoning, long-term sequelae often occur. Carbon monoxide can also have severe effects on the fetus of a pregnant woman. Despite its serious toxicity, CO is extremely useful and underpins much modern technology, being a precursor to a myriad of useful - even life-saving - products. Carbon monoxide, though thought of as a pollutant today, has always been present in the atmosphere, chiefly as a product of volcanic activity. It occurs dissolved in molten volcanic rock at high pressures in the earth's mantle. Carbon monoxide contents of volcanic gases vary from less than 0.01% to as much as 2% depending on the volcano. It also occurs naturally in bushfires. Because natural sources of carbon monoxide are so variable from year to year, it is extremely difficult to accurately measure natural emissions of the gas. (wikipedia)