Hexachlorophene 0.33% powder
A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic with a bacteriostatic action against Gram-positive organisms, but much less effective against Gram-negative organisms.
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Part of the Ster-Zac brand family (generic: Hexachlorophene)
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Therapeutically similar medicines
Similarity is based on WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and on a factual NHS dm+d therapeutic-grouping code prefix. Source data: NHS dm+d via TRUD (OGL v3.0), WHO ATC/DDD Index.
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SNOMED CT and dm+d codes from NHS TRUD (Technology Reference data Update Distribution), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. BNF code shown is the factual mapping value distributed by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) in the dm+d supplementary file under OGL v3.0; it is not affiliated with, nor licensed from, the publishers of the British National Formulary. ATC codes from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (whocc.no).
Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Academic studies and reviews for this medicine's active substance
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 5 · Randomised trials: 1 · 1962–2024
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R. Heath, Jing Li, G. Roland, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
Dao Nguyen, Laurene Mascola, Elizabeth Bancroft
Emerging infectious diseases, 2005
- Methicillin Resistance
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Carrier State
Renate D. Kimbrough, Thomas B. Gaines
Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal, 1971
- Brain
- Brain Edema
- Cerebellum
Renate D. Kimbrough
Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal, 1971
- Brain Diseases
- Brain Edema
- Burns
Ebersole, Rhoda, Chung Hong, Hwi-Shin, Bodey, Gerald P
1976
Heather Powell, O. Ward Swarner, Louis Gluck, et al.
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1973
- Myelin Sheath
- Autopsy
- Baths
Seo‐Young Park, Jungsug Gwak, Munju Cho, et al.
Molecular Pharmacology, 2006
- Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
- Seven in Absentia Proteins
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Renate D. Kimbrough
PEDIATRICS, 1973
- Animals, Newborn
- Adenosine Triphosphatases
- Haplorhini
R. Kimbrough
Journal of clinical pharmacology, 1973
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
- Haplorhini
- Brain
Robert M. Shuman, Richard W. Leech, Ellsworth C. Alvord
PEDIATRICS, 1974
- Antisepsis
- Autopsy
- Baths
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
The primary mechanism of action of hexachlorophene, based on studies with Bacill…
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
3 targets
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
Protein binding
92%
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
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Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
PMID:10482792 PMID:9533030
SDH also oxidizes malate to the non-canonical enol form of oxaloacetate, enol-oxaloacetate (By similarity). Enol-oxaloacetate, which is a potent inhibitor of the succinate dehydrogenase activity, is further isomerized into keto-oxaloacetate (By similarity)
PMID:11032875 PMID:11254391 PMID:16023112 PMID:16959573
Plays a role in insulin homeostasis .
PMID:11297618 PMID:9571255
May be involved in learning and memory reactions by increasing the turnover of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate (By similarity)
Ligand binding induces a conformational change allowing subsequent or combinatorial association with multiprotein coactivator complexes through LXXLL motifs of their respective components. Mutual transrepression occurs between the estrogen receptor (ER) and NF-kappa-B in a cell-type specific manner. Decreases NF-kappa-B DNA-binding activity and inhibits NF-kappa-B-mediated transcription from the IL6 promoter and displace RELA/p65 and associated coregulators from the promoter.
Recruited to the NF-kappa-B response element of the CCL2 and IL8 promoters and can displace CREBBP. Present with NF-kappa-B components RELA/p65 and NFKB1/p50 on ERE sequences. Can also act synergistically with NF-kappa-B to activate transcription involving respective recruitment adjacent response elements; the function involves CREBBP.
Can activate the transcriptional activity of TFF1. Also mediates membrane-initiated estrogen signaling involving various kinase cascades. Essential for MTA1-mediated transcriptional regulation of BRCA1 and BCAS3 .
PMID:17922032
Maintains neuronal survival in response to ischemic reperfusion injury when in the presence of circulating estradiol (17-beta-estradiol/E2) (By similarity)
ATC D08AE01
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Hexachlorophene
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
9751
ChemSpider
3472
BindingDB
31712
PDB
H3P
ZINC
ZINC000001530968
GenBank Gene Database
M10038
GenBank Protein Database
145753
UniProt Accession
DLD_ECOLI
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10683
GenAtlas
SDHD
GeneCards
SDHD
GenBank Gene Database
AB006202
GenBank Protein Database
2351037
UniProt Accession
DHSD_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:4335
GenAtlas
GLUD1
GeneCards
GLUD1
GenBank Gene Database
X07674
GenBank Protein Database
31707
UniProt Accession
DHE3_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3467
GenAtlas
ESR1
GeneCards
ESR1
GenBank Gene Database
X03635
GenBank Protein Database
31234
Guide to Pharmacology
620
UniProt Accession
ESR1_HUMAN
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