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Descriptor English: Parabens
Descriptor Spanish: Parabenos
Descriptor parabenos
Entry term(s) parabeno
ácidos 4-hidroxibenzoicos
ácidos para-hidroxibenzoicos
Scope note: Ésteres metílicos, propílicos, butílicos y etílicos del ácido p-hidroxibenzoico. Han sido aprobados por la FDA como agentes antimicrobianos para alimentos y fármacos. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed, p872)
Descriptor Portuguese: Parabenos
Descriptor French: Parabènes
Entry term(s): 4 Hydroxybenzoic Acids
4-Hydroxybenzoic Acids
Paraben
para Hydroxybenzoic Acids
para-Hydroxybenzoic Acids
Tree number(s): D02.241.223.100.300.460
D02.241.511.390.460
D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.460
D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.460
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010226
Scope note: Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They have been approved by the FDA as antimicrobial agents for foods and pharmaceuticals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed, p872)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Food Preservatives
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
Previous Indexing: Benzoates (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 72; METHYLPARABEN was heading 1963-71
Online Note: use PARABENS to search METHYLPARABEN 1966-71
History Note: 72(71); METHYLPARABEN was heading 1963-71
DeCS ID: 10410
Unique ID: D010226
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Parabens - Preferred
Concept UI M0015856
Scope note Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They have been approved by the FDA as antimicrobial agents for foods and pharmaceuticals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed, p872)
Preferred term Parabens
Entry term(s) Paraben
4-Hydroxybenzoic Acids - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0015857
Preferred term 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acids
Entry term(s) 4 Hydroxybenzoic Acids
para Hydroxybenzoic Acids
para-Hydroxybenzoic Acids



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