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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C25H46N.Cl
Molecular Weight 396.092
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE

SMILES

[Cl-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=SXPWTBGAZSPLHA-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C25H46N.ClH/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-20-23-26(2,3)24-25-21-18-17-19-22-25;/h17-19,21-22H,4-16,20,23-24H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C25H46N
Molecular Weight 360.6394
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Cetalkonium chloride is a cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant, which is used for the treatment of mouth ulcers and sores (Bonjela trade name). It is also serves as an excipient for the purpose of long-term stabilization of ciclosporin ocular formulation, used in patients with dry eye syndrom (Ikervis trade name). The antibacterial properties of cetalkonium can be explained by its detergent character. Once applied, cetalkonium blocks the survival of biofilm forming bacterias.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
BONJELA

Approved Use

For the relief of pain, discomfort and inflammation caused by common mouth ulcers, cold sores, denture and sore spots, as well as mouth ulcers, and sore spots due to orthodontic devices. To help to fight minor mouth infection and aid healing of sore spots and ulcers due to dentures and orthodontic devices.
Inactive ingredient
IKERVIS

Approved Use

Treatment of severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes.

Launch Date

2015
Primary
BONJELA

Approved Use

For the relief of pain, discomfort and inflammation caused by common mouth ulcers, cold sores, denture and sore spots, as well as mouth ulcers, and sore spots due to orthodontic devices. To help to fight minor mouth infection and aid healing of sore spots and ulcers due to dentures and orthodontic devices.
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
0.1 % 1 times / day single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 0.1 %, 1 times / day
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 0.1 %, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 28 to 55 years
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 28 to 55 years
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Other AEs: Contact dermatitis...
Other AEs:
Contact dermatitis (37.5%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Contact dermatitis 37.5%
0.1 % 1 times / day single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 0.1 %, 1 times / day
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 0.1 %, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 28 to 55 years
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 28 to 55 years
Sex: M+F
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Synthesis, self-aggregation and biological properties of alkylphosphocholine and alkylphosphohomocholine derivatives of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, cetylpyridinium bromide, benzalkonium bromide (C16) and benzethonium chloride.
2013-08
Cationic reverse micelles create water with super hydrogen-bond-donor capacity for enzymatic catalysis: hydrolysis of 2-naphthyl acetate by alpha-chymotrypsin.
2010-08-02
Ammonium detection by formation of colored zebra-bands in a detecting tube.
2010-06-15
[Optimization of benzalkonium chloride concentration in 0.0015% tafluprost ophthalmic solution from the points of ocular surface safety and preservative efficacy].
2010-06
Highlights on the capacities of "Gel-based" proteomics.
2010-04-28
Sorption of quaternary ammonium compounds to municipal sludge.
2010-04
Adsorptive removal of cationic surfactants from aqueous solutions onto high-area activated carbon cloth monitored by in situ UV spectroscopy.
2010-02-15
On the formation of new reverse micelles: a comparative study of benzene/surfactants/ionic liquids systems using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering.
2009-09-15
Comparison of the ocular tolerability of a latanoprost cationic emulsion versus conventional formulations of prostaglandins: an in vivo toxicity assay.
2009-08-25
Characterization of multifunctional reverse micelles' interfaces using hemicyanines as molecular probes. II: Effect of the surfactant.
2009-05-14
Modulation of excited-state proton-transfer reactions of 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin in ionic and nonionic reverse micelles.
2009-05-14
Two-dimensional separation of membrane proteins by 16-BAC-SDS-PAGE.
2009
16-BAC/SDS-PAGE analysis of membrane proteins of yeast mitochondria purified by free flow electrophoresis.
2009
Effects of preparation and experimental conditions on removal of phenol by surfactant-modified zeolites.
2008-11
Micellization and interfacial behavior of binary and ternary mixtures of model cationic and nonionic surfactants in aqueous NaCl medium.
2008-06-15
Development of small, homogeneous pDNA particles condensed with mono-cationic detergents and encapsulated in a multifunctional envelope-type nano device.
2008-06
Two-dimensional electrophoresis with cationic detergents: a powerful tool for the proteomic analysis of myelin proteins. Part 2: analytical aspects.
2008-03
Reduction of quaternary ammonium-induced ocular surface toxicity by emulsions: an in vivo study in rabbits.
2008-01-31
Evaluation of two proteomics technologies used to screen the membrane proteomes of wild-type Corynebacterium glutamicum and an L-lysine-producing strain.
2007-10
Rapid screening of doping agents in human urine by vacuum MALDI-linear ion trap mass spectrometry.
2007-08-01
Effect of deaeration on the adsorption of a mixture of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and cetyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride at the mercury/electrolyte solution interface.
2007-06-15
A spot test for ammonium ion by the color band formation method.
2007-05-15
Mixed micelle formation and solubilization behavior toward polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of binary and ternary cationic-nonionic surfactant mixtures.
2007-03-29
New insights on the photophysical behavior of PRODAN in anionic and cationic reverse micelles: from which state or states does it emit?
2007-02-01
Two-dimensional BAC/SDS-PAGE for membrane proteomics.
2007
Condensed film formation of binary mixtures of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and cetyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride in a wide potential region at the mercury/electrolyte interface.
2006-12-01
Analysis of the synaptic vesicle proteome using three gel-based protein separation techniques.
2006-12
Comparative study of the photophysical behavior of fisetin in homogeneous media and in anionic and cationic reverse micelles media.
2006-11-23
Synaptic vesicle proteins under conditions of rest and activation: analysis by 2-D difference gel electrophoresis.
2006-09
Visual determination of nitrite and nitrate in waters by color band formation method.
2006-09
Equilibrium studies for the adsorption of acid dye onto modified hectorite.
2006-08-25
Enrichment of integral membrane proteins from small amounts of brain tissue.
2006-08
Mass spectrometrical identification of brain proteins including highly insoluble and transmembrane proteins.
2006-08
Water remediation by micelle-clay system: case study for tetracycline and sulfonamide antibiotics.
2006-07
Measuring quaternary ammonium cleaning agents with ion selective electrodes.
2006-06-16
Dechlorination of beta-methylallyl chloride by electrogenerated [Co(I)(bipyridine)3]+: an electrochemical study in the presence of cationic surfactants.
2006-05-15
Resonance Rayleigh scattering method for the determination of cationic surfactants with chromium(VI)-iodide system.
2006-05
Effect of the deaeration on the adsorption of some cationic surfactants at the mercury/electrolyte solution interface.
2006-04-15
Release characteristics of anionic drug compounds from liquid crystalline gels. Part II. The effects of ion pairing and buffering on the passive delivery of anionic drugs across non-rate-limiting membranes.
2006-03-27
Influence of absorption enhancers on the pharmacokinetic properties of non-oral beta-lactam-cefpirom using the rabbit (Chinchilla) in vivo model.
2006-02-17
A new multiphasic buffer system for benzyldimethyl-n-hexadecylammonium chloride polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of proteins providing efficient stacking.
2006-02
Occupational contact dermatitis to Mikrobac Extra in 8 hospital cleaners.
2006-01
Immunoisolation of two synaptic vesicle pools from synaptosomes: a proteomics analysis.
2005-12
Identification of benzalkonium chloride in commercial grapefruit seed extracts.
2005-09-21
Two-dimensional benzyldimethyl-n-hexadecylammonium chloride/SDS-PAGE for membrane proteomics.
2005-09
On the adsorption of cetyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride at the mercury/electrolyte solution interface.
2005-05-15
Water purification from organic pollutants by optimized micelle-clay systems.
2005-04-01
Resonance Rayleigh scattering study of interaction of heparin with some cationic surfactants and their analytical application.
2005-03
The synaptic vesicle proteome: a comparative study in membrane protein identification.
2004-10
Static and dynamic light-scattering studies on micellar solutions of alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chlorides.
2004-08-15
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Massage one centimetre of the topical formulation (Bonjela) onto the affected area (mouth ulcers and sores) and leave at least 30 min in case of denture sores. In dry eye disease, the recommended dose is one drop of the ocular formulation (Ikervis) once daily to be applied to the affected eye(s) at bedtime.
Route of Administration: Other
Corneal human cells were treated with 0.005% cetalkonium chloride cationic oil-inwater nanoemulsion for 30 min. The emulsion was able to increase the pace of healing, as measured by the reduction of the size of the scraped area.
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Name Type Language
CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE
INCI   INN   MART.   MI   USAN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN   INCI   INN  
Official Name English
cetalkonium chloride [INN]
Preferred Name English
ZETTYN
Brand Name English
CDBAC
Common Name English
CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE [VANDF]
Common Name English
CETYL ZEPHIRAN
Common Name English
ACQUAT CDAC
Brand Name English
BENZENEMETHANAMINIUM, N-HEXADECYL, N,N-DIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE
Common Name English
BANICOL
Brand Name English
N-HEXADECYL-N,N-DIMETHYLBENZENEMETHANAMINIUM CHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
Benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride
Systematic Name English
AMMONIUM, BENZYLHEXADECYLDIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
Cetalkonium chloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
CETALKONIUM CHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
CETYLBENZYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
NSC-32942
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EPA PESTICIDE CODE 69108
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NCI_THESAURUS C28394
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
100000082068
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NSC
32942
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PUBCHEM
31202
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WIKIPEDIA
Cetalkonium chloride
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DRUG CENTRAL
3078
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CAS
122-18-9
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MERCK INDEX
m3286
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID3041665
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NCI_THESAURUS
C77034
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DAILYMED
85474O1N9D
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EVMPD
SUB07445MIG
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
204-526-3
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MESH
C012817
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT001776
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FDA UNII
85474O1N9D
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1624075
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INN
1843
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RXCUI
47907
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