Paraben - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Paraben;

NCIt synonyms : para-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Ester; Paraben Derivatives; Parabens;

NCIt definition : An alkyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA) that is used most often as a preservative in various personal care products. Parabens are active against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and exert their activity by disrupting the integrity of the cell membrane, causing leakage of intracellular proteins and interference with membrane transport processes, by inhibiting synthesis of DNA and RNA or by inhibiting the activity of certain enzymes, such as ATPases and phosphotransferases.;

Details

Origin ID

C92608;

UMLS CUI

C0030398;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- parabens [MeSH Descriptor]
- parabens [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Paraben mix (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Paraben mix (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Paraben mix (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- parabens [MeSH concept]
- parabens [MeSH Descriptor]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Paraben and/or paraben derivative (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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