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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.nap.edu/read/13142/chapter/6 | https://www.drugs.com/pro/formaldehyde-liquid.html

Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring organic compound, and an important industrial precursor to many other materials and organic compounds. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is used as a disinfectant. Formaldehyde vapors are toxic, upon entry formaldehyde reacts readily with macromolecules, including DNA to form DNA-protein and DNA-DNA cross-links.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Formaldehyde was first reported in 1859 by the Russian chemist Aleksandr Butlerov

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: CHEMBL2311221
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
FORMALDEHYDE 10%

Approved Use

Drying agent for pre and post surgical removal of warts, or for non-surgical laser treatment of warts where dryness is required. Safeguards against offensive odor and dries excessive moisture of feet. Not to be used in patients known to be sensitive to any of the ingredients in this product.
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Identification of N,N-dimethylamphetamine formed by methylation of methamphetamine in formalin-fixed liver tissue by multistage mass spectrometry.
2006-03-10
Detection of chlamydial bodies and antigens in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis.
2005-10-01
Protective effect of NAC on formaldehyde-containing-ZOE-based root-canal-sealers-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and cytotoxicity in human osteoblastic cells.
2005-08
p53 protein expression in chronic hepatitis C; effect of interferon alpha 2b therapy.
2005-07-09
An ecological study of the association of environmental chemicals on breast cancer incidence in Texas.
2005-07
Postmortem distribution of sildenafil in histological material.
2005-06-25
Contact sensitivity to preservatives in Turkey.
2005-06
The interaction of trimethylamine dehydrogenase and electron-transferring flavoprotein.
2005-05-27
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura causing rapid unexpected death: value of CD61 immunohistochemical staining in diagnosis.
2005-05-26
[Study on differential display genes of tolerant-damage of MRC-5 induced by formaldehyde of low dose].
2005-05
Vitamin E against oxidative damage caused by formaldehyde in frontal cortex and hippocampus: biochemical and histological studies.
2005-05
Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumours of the brain: multidirectional differentiation does not influence prognosis. A clinicopathological report of 18 patients.
2005-04
Antinociceptive properties of mixture of alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin triterpenes: evidence for participation of protein kinase C and protein kinase A pathways.
2005-04
Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal gland axis in mice inhaling toluene prior to low-level long-term exposure to formaldehyde.
2005-03
Redox imbalance induced by contact sensitizers triggers the maturation of dendritic cells.
2005-03
The role of intracellularly released formaldehyde and butyric acid in the anticancer activity of acyloxyalkyl esters.
2005-02-24
Methanol, formaldehyde, and sodium formate exposure in rat and mouse conceptuses: a potential role of the visceral yolk sac in embryotoxicity.
2005-02
Protective effects of omega-3 essential fatty acids against formaldehyde-induced neuronal damage in prefrontal cortex of rats.
2005-01-14
Use of the platelet reactivity index by Grotemeyer, platelet function analyzer, and retention test Homburg to monitor therapy with antiplatelet drugs.
2005
Transcriptomic analysis of F344 rat nasal epithelium suggests that the lack of carcinogenic response to glutaraldehyde is due to its greater toxicity compared to formaldehyde.
2005
Effect of formaldehyde gas exposure in a murine allergic contact hypersensitivity model.
2005
Histone demethylation mediated by the nuclear amine oxidase homolog LSD1.
2004-12-29
Diagnosis and treatment of dermatitis due to formaldehyde resins in clothing.
2004-12
A novel gamma-N-methylaminobutyrate demethylating oxidase involved in catabolism of the tobacco alkaloid nicotine by Arthrobacter nicotinovorans pAO1.
2004-12
GABAA receptor partially mediated propofol-induced hyperalgesia at superspinal level and analgesia at spinal cord level in rats.
2004-12
The implausibility of leukemia induction by formaldehyde: a critical review of the biological evidence on distant-site toxicity.
2004-10
[Allergy to formaldehyde].
2004-09
Protein cross-linkage induced by formaldehyde derived from semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase-mediated deamination of methylamine.
2004-09
Effect of prolonged exposure to low concentrations of formaldehyde on the corticotropin releasing hormone neurons in the hypothalamus and adrenocorticotropic hormone cells in the pituitary gland in female mice.
2004-07-02
Mortality from solid cancers among workers in formaldehyde industries.
2004-06-15
Allergic contact sensitivity in elderly patients.
2004-06
Hepatocyte proliferation in chronic hepatitis C: correlation with degree of liver disease and serum alpha-fetoprotein.
2004-06
Biodegradation of alachlor by soil streptomycetes.
2004-06
Long-term exposure to low levels of formaldehyde increases the number of tyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive periglomerular cells in mouse main olfactory bulb.
2004-05-08
[Contact sensitization to pharmaceutic aids in dermatologic cosmetic and external use preparations].
2004-05
Investigations into the antinociceptive activity of Sapindus trifoliatus in various pain models.
2004-05
Pharmacological profile of parecoxib: a novel, potent injectable selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor.
2004-04-26
Differential immunogenic and neurogenic inflammatory responses in an allergic mouse model exposed to low levels of formaldehyde.
2004-04-01
Multiple formaldehyde oxidation/detoxification pathways in Burkholderia fungorum LB400.
2004-04
Evidence for the involvement of vanilloid receptor in the antinociception produced by the dialdeydes unsaturated sesquiterpenes polygodial and drimanial in rats.
2004-03
[Scleroderma and occupational risk factors: a case-control study].
2004-02-26
Protein associated with Myc (PAM) is involved in spinal nociceptive processing.
2004-02
Reproducibility of patch tests: comparison of identical test allergens from different commercial sources.
2004-01
Inhalation of low-level formaldehyde enhances nerve growth factor production in the hippocampus of mice.
2004
The L-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic-GMP pathway apparently mediates the peripheral antihyperalgesic action of fentanyl in rats.
2003-12
Potentiation of allergic bronchoconstriction by repeated exposure to formaldehyde in guinea-pigs in vivo.
2003-12
Systemic contact dermatitis of the eyelids caused by formaldehyde derived from aspartame?
2003-11
[Effects of formaldehyde on germ cells of male mice].
2003-11
Crystal structure of an electron-transfer complex between methylamine dehydrogenase and amicyanin.
1992-06-02
NAD-linked, factor-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase or trimeric, zinc-containing, long-chain alcohol dehydrogenase from Amycolatopsis methanolica.
1992-06-01
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Formaldehyde 10% solution is applied topically once a day to affected areas.
Route of Administration: Topical
In Vitro Use Guide
Human lymphoblasts were exposed in vitro to various concentrations of formaldehyde (HCHO) in single and multiple treatment regimens to determine relative mutagenic efficiency. HCHO treatment resulted in a significant nonlinear increase in DNA-protein crosslinks at concentrations greater than 50 uM X 2 h, which correlated with the onset of significant toxicity in this cell line.
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POLYBENZARSOL
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INN  
Official Name English
BENZODOL
Preferred Name English
polybenzarsol [INN]
Common Name English
POLYBENZARSOL [MI]
Common Name English
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PUBCHEM
68716
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2108542
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00202946
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MERCK INDEX
m413
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NCI_THESAURUS
C175194
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CAS
54531-52-1
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INN
727
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SMS_ID
300000036838
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FDA UNII
8B8GHO5O27
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CAS
9006-68-2
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Display Structure of POLYBENZARSOL