Alcohol
Ethanol in medical concentrations serves as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and solvent used to sterilize skin before injections and to clean wounds. At therapeutic doses it is also used as an antidote for methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning, and in very controlled settings as a nerve block agent.
Masse moléculaire
46,0700 g/mol
LogP
-0,10
TPSA
20,20 Ų
Règle des 5 de Lipinski
Conforme
Aires thérapeutiques
Mécanisme d'action
Disrupts microbial cell membranes and denatures proteins on contact, producing rapid broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity on skin and wound surfaces.
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Disrupts microbial cell membranes and denatures proteins on contact, producing rapid broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity on skin and wound surfaces.
Structure 2D
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SMILES
CCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
Molecular Formula
C2H6O
HBD / HBA
1 / 1
Liaisons Rotatives
0
Atomes Lourds
3
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
Ethanol in medical concentrations serves as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and solvent used to sterilize skin before injections and to clean wounds. At therapeutic doses it is also used as an antidote for methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning, and in very controlled settings as a nerve block agent.
Disrupts microbial cell membranes and denatures proteins on contact, producing rapid broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity on skin and wound surfaces.
Yes, Alcohol is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL545. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 702. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.
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