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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C14H12O3
Molecular Weight 228.2433
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of BENZYLPARABEN

SMILES

OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCC2=CC=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=MOZDKDIOPSPTBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H12O3/c15-13-8-6-12(7-9-13)14(16)17-10-11-4-2-1-3-5-11/h1-9,15H,10H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Benzylparaben (BzP), a type of parabens being used as a preservative agent in cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical products. It is an allergic compound, which was shown to fit well into the agonist pocket of human estrogen receptor α (hERα).

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Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Oestrogenic activity of benzylparaben.
2003 Jan-Feb
A review of the endocrine activity of parabens and implications for potential risks to human health.
2005 Jun
Optimisation of a solid-phase microextraction method for the determination of parabens in water samples at the low ng per litre level.
2006 Aug 18
Prediction of estrogen receptor agonists and characterization of associated molecular descriptors by statistical learning methods.
2006 Nov
Metabolism of parabens (4-hydroxybenzoic acid esters) by hepatic esterases and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases in man.
2010
Patents

Sample Use Guides

in mice (topical): of three daily doses of 33 mg to dorsal skin in rats (intragastric): 0.16 mg/kg body up to 100 μg/kg body weight
Route of Administration: Other
Benzylparaben was able to displace [(3)H]oestradiol from cytosolic oestrogen receptor (ER) of MCF7 human breast cancer cells by 22% at 1000-fold molar excess, by 40% at 10,000-fold molar excess, by 57% at 100 000-fold molar excess and by 100% at 1,000,000-fold molar excess. It was able to increase expression of a stably transfected oestrogen responsive reporter gene (ERE-CAT) in MCF7 cells after 24 h at 10(-5)M/10(-4)M and after 7 days at 10(-6)M/10(-5)M/10(-4)M. Proliferation of MCF7 cells could be increased by 10(-6)M/10(-5)M benzylparaben and this could be inhibited by 10(-7)M pure anti-oestrogen ICI 182,780, indicating that growth effects were ER mediated
Name Type Language
BENZYLPARABEN
INCI  
INCI  
Official Name English
BENZYL TEGOSEPT
Common Name English
NSC-8080
Code English
BENZYLPARABEN [INCI]
Common Name English
Benzyl hydroxybenzoate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID, BENZYL ESTER
Common Name English
BENZYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE
Common Name English
BENZYL HYDROXYBENZOATE [MART.]
Common Name English
BENZYLIS HYDROXYBENZOAS [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
BENZYL PARAHYDROXYBENZOATE
Systematic Name English
BENZYL PARABEN
Common Name English
BENZYL HYDROXYBENZOATE
MART.   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
Systematic Name English
BENZYL HYDROXYBENZOATE [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
BENZYL 4-HYDROXYBENZOATE
Systematic Name English
NIPABENZYL
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NDF-RT N0000185508
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NCI_THESAURUS C92608
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C95327
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NSC
8080
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NDF-RT
N0000184306
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PRIMARY Cell-mediated Immunity [PE]
EVMPD
SUB13025MIG
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DAILYMED
8Y41DYV4VG
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EVMPD
SUB61024
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MESH
C057775
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-311-9
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NDF-RT
N0000171131
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PRIMARY Allergens [Chemical/Ingredient]
WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
BENZYLPARABEN
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PRIMARY Description: A white to creamy white, crystalline powder; odourless or almost odourless. Solubility: Practically insoluble in water; soluble in ethanol (~750 g/l) TS and ether R; dissolves in solutions of alkali hydroxides. Category: Antimicrobial preservative. Storage: Benzyl hydroxybenzoate should be kept in a well-closed container. Requirement: Benzyl hydroxybenzoate contains not less than 99.0% and not more than the equivalent of 101.0% of C14H12O3.
PUBCHEM
7180
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DRUG BANK
DB14176
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CAS
94-18-8
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NDF-RT
N0000175629
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PRIMARY Increased Histamine Release [PE]
EPA CompTox
DTXSID9022526
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FDA UNII
8Y41DYV4VG
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SMS_ID
100000134265
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RXCUI
19075
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PRIMARY RxNorm