CHEBI:3614 - chlorhexidine

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ChEBI Name chlorhexidine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:3614
Definition A bisbiguanide compound with a structure consisting of two (p-chlorophenyl)guanide units linked by a hexamethylene bridge.
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Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB4732251, ChemicalBook:CB2771984, eMolecules:491622, ZINC000014768621
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Formula C22H30Cl2N10
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 505.44700
Monoisotopic Mass 504.20320
InChI InChI=1S/C22H30Cl2N10/c23-15-5-9-17(10-6-15)31-21(27)33-19(25)29-13-3-1-2-4-14-30-20(26)34-22(28)32-18-11-7-16(24)8-12-18/h5-12H,1-4,13-14H2,(H5,25,27,29,31,33)(H5,26,28,30,32,34)
InChIKey GHXZTYHSJHQHIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Clc1ccc(NC(=N)NC(=N)NCCCCCCNC(=N)NC(=N)Nc2ccc(Cl)cc2)cc1
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
Application(s): antiinfective agent
A substance used in the prophylaxis or therapy of infectious diseases.
hypoglycemic agent
A drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
(via biguanides )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) has functional parent biguanide (CHEBI:3095)
chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) has role antiinfective agent (CHEBI:35441)
chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) is a monochlorobenzenes (CHEBI:83403)
Incoming chlorhexidine gluconate (CHEBI:28312) has functional parent chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614)
chlorhexidine acetate (CHEBI:81711) has part chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614)
IUPAC Name
N',N'''''-hexane-1,6-diylbis[N-(4-chlorophenyl)(imidodicarbonimidic diamide)]
Synonyms Sources
1,1'-Hexamethylene bis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide) ChemIDplus
Chlorhexidine KEGG COMPOUND
N,N'-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
1779 VSDB
597 DrugCentral
C06902 KEGG COMPOUND
Chlorhexidine Wikipedia
D07668 KEGG DRUG
DB00878 DrugBank
LSM-5633 LINCS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2826432 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
55-56-1 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
22 April 2021