nitroglycerin
Molecular structure
Cooking relevance
This compound is not a food ingredient and has no culinary role. It is an explosive chemical (nitroglycerin precursor) with no place in food preparation or consumption.
- aroma
- N/A – not a food compound
- culinary role
- N/A – not a food compound
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
nitroglycerin + NADPH = 1,2-dinitroglycerol + nitrite + NADP(+)
nitroglycerin + NADPH = 1,3-dinitroglycerol + nitrite + NADP(+)
nitroglycerin + NADH = 1,3-dinitroglycerol + nitrite + NAD(+)
nitroglycerin + NADH = 1,2-dinitroglycerol + nitrite + NAD(+)
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
Research papers
8 peer-reviewed papers reference this compound · top-cited shown
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
Compound identity and culinary context are continuously cross-referenced across open scientific databases and maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment pipeline.
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