A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic with a bacteriostatic action against Gram-positive organisms, but much less effective against Gram-negative organisms. It is mainly used in soaps and creams and is an ingredient of various preparations used for skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p797)
Hexachlorophene has been studied across 15 research domains including ✨ Skin & Hair, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 😴 Sleep, 🧠 Focus & Attention, 🔬 Oncology. The primary research focus is ✨ Skin & Hair with 23% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Hexachlorophene, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
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