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Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is an alternative name for the chemical nitroglycerin which has been used to treat angina and heart failure since the experiments of William Murrell were widely reported in 1879.

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ATC prefix
C01
ATC suffix
DA02
CAS number
55-63-0
ChEBI
28787
DrugBank
DB00727
FDA UNII code
G59M7S0WS3
IUPAC name
13-dinitrooxypropan-2-yl nitrate;, [3-(nitrooxy)-2-[(nitrooxy)methyl]propyl] nitrate
PubChem
4510

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