Basic Info

Common NameThiocyanate(F03340)
2D Structure
Description

Thiocyanates are a group of compounds formed from a combination of sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen. Thiocyanates are found in various foods and plants and are produced primarily from the reaction of free cyanide with sulfur. This reaction occurs in the environment (for example, in industrial waste streams that contain cyanide) and in the human body after cyanide ingestion. Thiocyanates are present in water primarily because of discharges from coal processing, extraction of gold and silver, and mining industries. Thiocyanate is the major product formed from cyanide that passes into the body as the body attempts to rid itself of cyanide. (L191)

FRCD IDF03340
CAS Number302-04-5
PubChem CID781
FormulaCHNS
IUPAC Name

thiocyanic acid

InChI Key

ZMZDMBWJUHKJPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/CHNS/c2-1-3/h3H

Canonical SMILES

C(#N)S

Isomeric SMILES

C(#N)S

WikipediaThiocyanate
Synonyms
        
            UNII-A5KWW7N91V
        
            CHEBI:29200
        
            thiocyanic acid
        
            463-56-9
        
            HSCN
        
            nitridosulfanidocarbon
        
            HS-C#N
        
            N#C-SH
        
            A5KWW7N91V
        
            [CN(SH)]
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Plant Toxin
                  
                    Pollutant
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganosulfur compounds
ClassThiocyanates
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentThiocyanates
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsThiocyanate - Organic nitrogen compound - Organopnictogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organonitrogen compound - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as thiocyanates. These are salts or esters of thiocyanic acid, with the general formula RSC#N (R=alkyl, aryl).

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight59.086
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity31.3
Monoisotopic Mass58.983
Exact Mass58.983
XLogP0.6
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count3
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

References

TitleJournalDatePubmed ID
Konzo: a distinct neurological disease associated with food (cassava) cyanogenic poisoning.Brain Res Bull2018 Jul 529981837
Cyanate improves insulin sensitivity and hepatic steatosis in normal and high fat-fed mice: Anorexic and antioxidative effects.Chem Biol Interact2018 Jan 529113807
Exploring anaerobic environments for cyanide and cyano-derivatives microbial degradation.Appl Microbiol Biotechnol2018 Feb29209795
Dietary cyanogen exposure and early child neurodevelopment: An observational study from the Democratic Republic of Congo.PLoS One201829664942
Cyanide and the human brain: perspectives from a model of food (cassava) poisoning.Ann N Y Acad Sci2016 Aug27450775
Detection of thiocyanate through limiting growth of AuNPs with C-dots acting asreductant.Analyst2015 Nov 2126421502
Ultrasensitive turn-on fluorescent detection of trace thiocyanate based onfluorescence resonance energy transfer.Talanta2015 Jan25476353
In vitro metabolic conversion of the organic breakdown products of glucosinolate to goitrogenic thiocyanate anion.J Sci Food Agric2015 Aug 3025271103
Correlation of Serum Thyroid Hormones Autoantibodies with Self-Reported Exposure to Thyroid Disruptors in a Group of Nonsegmental Vitiligo Patients.Arch Environ Contam Toxicol2015 Aug25700983
Disorder in milk proteins: structure, functional disorder, and biocidalpotentials of lactoperoxidase.Curr Protein Pept Sci201525772156
Biochemical, oxidative and histological changes caused by sub-acute oral exposure of some synthetic cyanogens in rats: ameliorative effect of α-ketoglutarate.Food Chem Toxicol2014 May24632070
Reactions of (+)-catechin with salivary nitrite and thiocyanate under conditions simulating the gastric lumen: production of dinitrosocatechin and its thiocyanate conjugate.Free Radic Res2014 Aug24886172
Acute toxicity of some synthetic cyanogens in rats: time-dependent cyanide generation and cytochrome oxidase inhibition in soft tissues after sub-lethal oral intoxication.Food Chem Toxicol2013 Sep23831730
Enhancement of iron(II)-dependent reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide by thiocyanate and accumulation of iron(II)/thiocyanate/nitric oxide complex under conditions simulating the mixture of saliva and gastric juice.Chem Res Toxicol2012 Jan 1322145785
Effects of the food additive sulfite on nitrite-dependent nitric oxide productionunder conditions simulating the mixture of saliva and gastric juice.J Agric Food Chem2012 Feb 122224438
Decreased mucosal sulfide detoxification is related to an impaired butyrate oxidation in ulcerative colitis.Inflamm Bowel Dis2012 Dec22434643
Konzo and continuing cyanide intoxication from cassava in Mozambique.Food Chem Toxicol2011 Mar20654676
Appearance of konzo in South-Kivu, a wartorn area in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Food Chem Toxicol2011 Mar20691241
Exploiting the bead injection LOV approach to carry out spectrophotometric assaysin wine: application to the determination of iron.Talanta2011 Jun 1521641441
Acute toxicity of some synthetic cyanogens in rats and their response to oral treatment with alpha-ketoglutarate.Food Chem Toxicol2009 Sep19539683

Targets

General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Can hydrates cyanamide to urea.
Gene Name:
CA1
Uniprot ID:
P00915
Molecular Weight:
28870.0 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanates also act as inhibitors to carbonic anhydrase, which catalyzes the rapid conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons.
References
  1. Innocenti A, Zimmerman S, Ferry JG, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Inhibition of the beta-class enzyme from the methanoarchaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (Cab) with anions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Sep 6;14(17):4563-7. [15357993 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide.
Gene Name:
CA3
Uniprot ID:
P07451
Molecular Weight:
29557.215 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanates also act as inhibitors to carbonic anhydrase, which catalyzes the rapid conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons.
References
  1. Innocenti A, Zimmerman S, Ferry JG, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Inhibition of the beta-class enzyme from the methanoarchaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (Cab) with anions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Sep 6;14(17):4563-7. [15357993 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. May stimulate the sodium/bicarbonate transporter activity of SLC4A4 that acts in pH homeostasis. It is essential for acid overload removal from the retina and retina epithelium, and acid release in the choriocapillaris in the choroid.
Gene Name:
CA4
Uniprot ID:
P22748
Molecular Weight:
35032.075 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanates also act as inhibitors to carbonic anhydrase, which catalyzes the rapid conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons.
References
  1. Innocenti A, Zimmerman S, Ferry JG, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Inhibition of the beta-class enzyme from the methanoarchaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (Cab) with anions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Sep 6;14(17):4563-7. [15357993 ]
General Function:
Peroxidase activity
Specific Function:
Mediates tyrosine nitration of secondary granule proteins in mature resting eosinophils. Shows significant inhibitory activity towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by inducing bacterial fragmentation and lysis.
Gene Name:
EPX
Uniprot ID:
P11678
Molecular Weight:
81039.5 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanate is known to modulate activity of mammalian peroxidases, such as eosinophil peroxidase has been implicated in promoting oxidative tissue damage in a variety of in ammatory conditions, including asthma. It uses H2O2 to oxidize chloride, bromide and thiocyanate to their respective hypohalous acids.
References
  1. van Dalen CJ, Kettle AJ: Substrates and products of eosinophil peroxidase. Biochem J. 2001 Aug 15;358(Pt 1):233-9. [11485572 ]
General Function:
Sodium:iodide symporter activity
Specific Function:
Mediates iodide uptake in the thyroid gland.
Gene Name:
SLC5A5
Uniprot ID:
Q92911
Molecular Weight:
68665.63 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanate is a competitive inhibitor of the human thyroid sodium/iodide symporter NIS, which plays an important role in moving thiocyanate ions into epithelial cells.
References
  1. Laurberg P, Nohr SB, Pedersen KM, Fuglsang E: Iodine nutrition in breast-fed infants is impaired by maternal smoking. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jan;89(1):181-7. [14715847 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Essential for bone resorption and osteoclast differentiation (By similarity). Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Can hydrate cyanamide to urea. Involved in the regulation of fluid secretion into the anterior chamber of the eye. Contributes to intracellular pH regulation in the duodenal upper villous epithelium during proton-coupled peptide absorption. Stimulates the chloride-bicarbonate exchange activity of SLC26A6.
Gene Name:
CA2
Uniprot ID:
P00918
Molecular Weight:
29245.895 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Thiocyanates also act as inhibitors to carbonic anhydrase, which catalyzes the rapid conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons.
References
  1. Innocenti A, Zimmerman S, Ferry JG, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Inhibition of the beta-class enzyme from the methanoarchaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (Cab) with anions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Sep 6;14(17):4563-7. [15357993 ]
General Function:
Thiocyanate peroxidase activity
Specific Function:
Antimicrobial agent which utilizes hydrogen peroxide and thiocyanate (SCN) to generate the antimicrobial substance hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN) (By similarity). May contribute to airway host defense against infection.
Gene Name:
LPO
Uniprot ID:
P22079
Molecular Weight:
80287.055 Da
Mechanism of Action:
The LPO enzyme catalyzes the peroxidation of thiocyanate in the presence of H2O2. In order for the reaction to occur, the SCN– ion must bind to LPO at the substrate-binding site in the distal heme cavity with a favorable orientation.
References
  1. Sheikh IA, Singh AK, Singh N, Sinha M, Singh SB, Bhushan A, Kaur P, Srinivasan A, Sharma S, Singh TP: Structural evidence of substrate specificity in mammalian peroxidases: structure of the thiocyanate complex with lactoperoxidase and its interactions at 2.4 A resolution. J Biol Chem. 2009 May 29;284(22):14849-56. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M807644200. Epub 2009 Apr 1. [19339248 ]
General Function:
Peroxidase activity
Specific Function:
Part of the host defense system of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It is responsible for microbicidal activity against a wide range of organisms. In the stimulated PMN, MPO catalyzes the production of hypohalous acids, primarily hypochlorous acid in physiologic situations, and other toxic intermediates that greatly enhance PMN microbicidal activity.
Gene Name:
MPO
Uniprot ID:
P05164
Molecular Weight:
83867.71 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Myeloperoxidase is considered to oxidize thiocyanate to hypothiocyanite either directly or via initial formation of thiocyanogen which rapidly hydrolyses to hypothiocyanite.
References
  1. van Dalen CJ, Whitehouse MW, Winterbourn CC, Kettle AJ: Thiocyanate and chloride as competing substrates for myeloperoxidase. Biochem J. 1997 Oct 15;327 ( Pt 2):487-92. [9359420 ]