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chlorhexidine is an approved drug (FDA (1976), UK)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Chlorhexidine is a bisbiguanide compound with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, including against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria [1]. It is exploited for its topical antiseptic utility and is included in the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines (link provided in the Classification table, under the Summary tab below) for use as an antiseptic.
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1. DAVIES GE, FRANCIS J, MARTIN AR, ROSE FL, SWAIN G. (1954)
1:6-Di-4'-chlorophenyldiguanidohexane (hibitane); laboratory investigation of a new antibacterial agent of high potency. Br J Pharmacol Chemother, 9 (2): 192-6. [PMID:13172429] |
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2. Risso D, Behrens M, Sainz E, Meyerhof W, Drayna D. (2017)
Probing the Evolutionary History of Human Bitter Taste Receptor Pseudogenes by Restoring Their Function. Mol Biol Evol, 34 (7): 1587-1595. [PMID:28333344] |