Molecule Details
InChIKeySIYLLGKDQZGJHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound NameBenzethonium
Canonical SMILESCC(C)(C)CC(C)(C)c1ccc(OCCOCC[N+](C)(C)Cc2ccccc2)cc1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)13
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL6.58
SourceChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB11125
Drug NameBenzethonium
CAS Number10172-60-8
Groups approved
ATC Codes D08AJ58 R02AA09 D08AJ08
DescriptionBenzethonium is a synthetic quaternary ammonium salt with surfactant, antiseptic, and broad spectrum antimicrobial properties. Its salt form, benzethonium chloride, is primarily used as a skin disinfectant at concentrations of 0.1-0.2 %, which are safe and effective concentrations for the compound s...

Categories: Amines Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Infective Agents, Local Antiseptics and Disinfectants Benzylammonium Compounds Dermatologicals Miscellaneous Local Anti-infectives Onium Compounds Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Throat Preparations
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50203812 ChEBI: 94725 CHEMBL1182210 ChemSpider: 2245 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 783 PubChem:2335 PubChem:347827906 RxCUI: 1390 Wikipedia: Benzethonium_chloride ZINC: ZINC000001571009
Target Activities (13)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P28223 HTR2A Homo sapiens Human PF00001 7.2 IC50 ChEMBL
P08173 CHRM4 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 7.0 IC50 ChEMBL
Q12809 KCNH2 Homo sapiens Human PF00027 PF00520 PF13426 7.0 IC50 ChEMBL
P08912 CHRM5 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.9 IC50 ChEMBL
P20309 CHRM3 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.8 IC50 ChEMBL
P11229 CHRM1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.7 IC50 ChEMBL
P18825 ADRA2C Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.5 Ki ChEMBL
P08172 CHRM2 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.5 IC50 ChEMBL
P18089 ADRA2B Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.4 IC50 ChEMBL
P28335 HTR2C Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.3 Ki ChEMBL
P21452 TACR2 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.2 Ki ChEMBL
P06241 FYN Homo sapiens Human PF07714 PF00017 PF00018 6.1 IC50 ChEMBL
P23975 SLC6A2 Homo sapiens Human PF00209 6.0 IC50 ChEMBL