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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C8H7O3.Na
Molecular Weight 174.1291
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METHYLPARABEN SODIUM

SMILES

[Na+].COC(=O)C1=CC=C([O-])C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=PESXGULMKCKJCC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C8H8O3.Na/c1-11-8(10)6-2-4-7(9)5-3-6;/h2-5,9H,1H3;/q;+1/p-1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C8H7O3
Molecular Weight 151.1394
Charge -1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula Na
Molecular Weight 22.98976928
Charge 1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Methylparaben (E number E218) is preservative in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. It is completely absorbed through the skin or after ingestion and and it is hydrolyzed to para-hydroxybenzoic acid, and metabolites are rapidly excreted in the urine. Methylparaben is on the FDA generally regarded as safe list.

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Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Inactive ingredient
Olanzapine

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
57 nM
62.4 mg single, transdermal
METHYLPARABEN serum
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.4 μM × h
62.4 mg single, transdermal
METHYLPARABEN serum
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
12.2 h
62.4 mg single, transdermal
METHYLPARABEN serum
Homo sapiens

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Tox targets

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Methylparaben is used as a preservative in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. It is administered orally with food or applied topically with cosmetic products.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
The fungistatic activity of methyl parahydroxybenzoate was determined against Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum audouini, Geotrichum asteroides, and Cryptococcus neoformans. Methylparaben was effective at concentrations of 150 to 350 mg/ml.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
CR6K9C2NHK
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version