<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2026-04-03 12:56:00 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-08-20 04:28:19 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>[2,2'-Biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>[2,2'-Biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid belongs to the quinoline carboxylic acids, a subclass of quinolines and derivatives within the organic compounds. This organoheterocyclic compound has the chemical formula C20H12N2O4 and an average molecular weight of 344.33 g/mol.

The substance is found in or released from six recorded sources across various categories. Within food, food processing, and cookware, it is associated with the preparation of wort, the preparation of wine or sparkling wine, and fermentation processes for beer. In the category of electrical and electronic equipment, it is linked to antennas as well as cores, yokes, or armatures. Additionally, it is found in household cleaning and consumer products, specifically in cigar cigarettes.</description>
  <categories/>
  <types/>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(2,2'-Biquinoline)-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2, 2-Bicinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Bi-cinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Bicinchonic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-BICINCHONINIC ACID</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Biquinoline-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Biquinoline-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid dipotassium salt trihydrate</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Biquinolinyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2'-Dicinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2-Bicinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2-BICINCHONINICACID</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2-biquinoline-4,4-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2?-Bicinchoninicacid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2?-Biquinoline-4,4?-dicarboxylicacid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â‚¬Ã‚Â²-biquinoline-4,4ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â‚¬Ã‚Â²-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2,2ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â€šÃ‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â²-biquinoline-4,4ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â€šÃ‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â²-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-(4-carboxy-2-quinolyl)-4-quinolinecarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-(4-carboxy-2-quinolyl)cinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-(4-carboxy-2-quinolyl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-(4-carboxyquinolin-2-yl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>214-990-9</synonym>
    <synonym>321561</synonym>
    <synonym>4,4'-Dicarboxy-2,2'-biquinoline</synonym>
    <synonym>4,4'-Dicarboxy-2,2'-biquinolyl</synonym>
    <synonym>4,4ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â‚¬Ã‚Â²-dicarboxy-2,2ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â‚¬Ã‚Â²-biquinoline</synonym>
    <synonym>4,4ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â€šÃ‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â²-dicarboxy-2,2ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚â€šÃ‚Â¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â²-biquinoline</synonym>
    <synonym>Bicinchoninic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Bicinchoninic acid disodium salt</synonym>
    <synonym>EINECS 214-990-9</synonym>
    <synonym>Oprea1_680702</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium [2,2'-biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylate trihydrate</synonym>
    <synonym>SBB002943</synonym>
    <synonym>UNII-CX56TX9Y1I</synonym>
    <synonym>UNII:CX56TX9Y1I</synonym>
    <synonym>[1245-13-2]</synonym>
    <synonym>[2,2'-Biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>[2,2'-Biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylicacid</synonym>
    <synonym>[2,2']Biquinolinyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>[2,2\'-Biquinoline]-4,4\'-dicarboxylic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C20H12N2O4</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>344.326</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>344.079707</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>[2,2'-biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>bicinchoninic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>1245-13-2</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>OC(=O)C1=CC(=NC2=CC=CC=C12)C1=CC(C(O)=O)=C2C=CC=CC2=N1</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C20H12N2O4/c23-19(24)13-9-17(21-15-7-3-1-5-11(13)15)18-10-14(20(25)26)12-6-2-4-8-16(12)22-18/h1-10H,(H,23,24)(H,25,26)</inchi>
  <inchikey>AFYDDZULBEJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Quinolines and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Quinoline carboxylic acids</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Quinoline carboxylic acids</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Azacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Bipyridines and oligopyridines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heteroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organonitrogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organooxygen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyridinecarboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Azacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Bipyridine</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Heteroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyridine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyridine carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyridine carboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Quinoline-4-carboxylic acid</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <descriptors/>
  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
  <origin/>
  <cellular_locations/>
  <biofluid_locations/>
  <tissue_locations/>
  <pathways/>
  <state/>
  <appearance/>
  <experimental_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>3.2</value>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>2.54</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-4.53</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>1.02e-02 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>4.02</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
      <value>3.26</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
      <value>0.15</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>iupac</kind>
      <value>[2,2'-biquinoline]-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>average_mass</kind>
      <value>344.326</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>mono_mass</kind>
      <value>344.079707</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>smiles</kind>
      <value>OC(=O)C1=CC(=NC2=CC=CC=C12)C1=CC(C(O)=O)=C2C=CC=CC2=N1</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formula</kind>
      <value>C20H12N2O4</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchi</kind>
      <value>InChI=1S/C20H12N2O4/c23-19(24)13-9-17(21-15-7-3-1-5-11(13)15)18-10-14(20(25)26)12-6-2-4-8-16(12)22-18/h1-10H,(H,23,24)(H,25,26)</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>inchikey</kind>
      <value>AFYDDZULBEJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
      <value>100.38</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>refractivity</kind>
      <value>92.81</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>polarizability</kind>
      <value>35.39</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
      <value>3</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>6</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>donor_count</kind>
      <value>2</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
      <value>-2</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <route_of_exposure/>
  <mechanism_of_toxicity/>
  <metabolism/>
  <toxicity/>
  <lethaldose/>
  <carcinogenicity/>
  <use_source/>
  <min_risk_level/>
  <health_effects>#&lt;HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f726db562d8&gt;</health_effects>
  <symptoms/>
  <treatment/>
  <drugbank_id/>
  <hmdb_id/>
  <pubchem_compound_id>71068</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chembl_id/>
  <chemspider_id>64223</chemspider_id>
  <kegg_id/>
  <uniprot_id/>
  <omim_id/>
  <chebi_id/>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <ctd_id/>
  <stitch_id/>
  <actor_id/>
  <pdb_id/>
  <wikipidia/>
  <general_references/>
  <targets>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
    <target>
      <target_id/>
      <mechanism_of_action/>
      <constants/>
      <references/>
    </target>
  </targets>
</compound>
