Roxarsone

DB11458ExperimentalVet approvedSmall molecule

Roxarsone is an organoarsenic molecule added to poultry feed. The addition of this compound to poultry feed improves weight gain and feed efficiency as well as prevent the growth of... The drug is also approved in the United States for use in pigs.

Mechanism: Pharmacologically active on Bile salt hydrolase/transferase
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight: C₆H₆AsNO₆ · 263.0365 g/mol (avg)
Code names: NSC-2101

Resolves to

Compound

UNIIH5GU9YQL7LCAS121-19-7ChEMBLCHEMBL1321154ChEBI35817KEGGD05771

Clinical / RWD

RxNorm1314413

Structure

InChIKeyXMVJITFPVVRMHC-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOC1=C(C=C(C=C1)[As](O)(O)=O)N(=O)=O

Targets

P54965cbh

What you can answer from here — as of July 10, 2026

1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action

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56Drug interactionsStructured to mechanism, not free text

17+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support

Which drugs share a target with Roxarsone, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?

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