Iodine (KI)

Category: mineral

Aliases: potassium iodide, lugol's

Pharmacological Mechanism

Substrate for thyroid hormone synthesis (T3, T4).

Half-Life (t½)

PO: 24h

Dosing Guidelines

• PO: Typical 225 mcg (Range: 150–1000 mcg)

Target Organ Systems

• endocrine

Pathways It Modulates

• Mineral enzyme cofactor overview (substrate) — thyroid hormone synthesis + radiation protection

Chemical Identifiers

• PubChem CID: 4875
• Formula: IK
• Molecular weight: 166 g/mol
• InChIKey: NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• SMILES: [K+].[I-]

References

• PMID 24847604