 Cetrimonium Compounds
"Cetrimonium Compounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cetyltrimethylammonium compounds that have cationic detergent, antiseptic, and disinfectant activities. They are used in pharmaceuticals, foods, and cosmetics as preservatives; on skin, mucous membranes, etc., as antiseptics or cleansers, and also as emulsifiers. These compounds are toxic when used orally due to neuromuscular blockade.
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D002593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.111 D02.675.276.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Cetrimonium Compounds- Cetrimonium Compounds
- Compounds, Cetrimonium
- Cetyltrimethylammonium Compounds
- Compounds, Cetyltrimethylammonium
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Bobenchik AM, Choi JY, Mishra A, Rujan IN, Hao B, Voelker DR, Hoch JC, Mamoun CB. Identification of inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase using an enzyme-coupled transmethylation assay. BMC Biochem. 2010 Jan 19; 11:4.
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Lewis RN, Kiricsi M, Prenner EJ, Hodges RS, McElhaney RN. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of the interactions of a strongly antimicrobial but weakly hemolytic analogue of gramicidin S with lipid micelles and lipid bilayer membranes. Biochemistry. 2003 Jan 21; 42(2):440-9.
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