| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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| 4-hexylbenzene-1,3-diol | |
| Clinical data | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 136-77-6 |
| ATC code | R02AA12 |
| PubChem | CID 3610 |
| ChemSpider | 21106121 |
| UNII | R9QTB5E82N |
| KEGG | D04441 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL443605 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C12H18O2 |
| Mol. mass | 194.27 |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Hexylresorcinol is a chemical compound with anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
It can be used topically on small skin infections, or as an ingredient in throat lozenges.
An ingredient in Strepsils Extra (but not Strepsils Original) and, as a 0,1% solution, it is the active ingredient in S.T.37, Topical Antiseptic/Oral Pain Reliever.
A study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology in March 2009[1] shows that 4-hexylresorcinol used as a food additive (E-586) exhibits some estrogenic activity, i.e. resembles action of the female sex hormone estrogen.
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