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.
Khối lượng phân tử
46,0700 g/mol
LogP
-0,10
TPSA
20,20 Ų
Lipinski RO5
Đạt
Lĩnh vực điều trị
Cơ chế tác dụng
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.
Cấu trúc 2D
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SMILES
CCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
Molecular Formula
C2H6O
HBD / HBA
1 / 1
Liên kết có thể quay
0
Nguyên tử nặng
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.
Câu hỏi thường gặp
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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