CHEBI:9546 - thimerosal

ChEBI IDCHEBI:9546
ChEBI Namethimerosal
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DefinitionAn alkylmercury compound (approximately 49% mercury by weight) used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent.
Last Modified12 March 2019
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FormulaC9H9HgO2S.Na
Net Charge0
Average Mass404.816
Monoisotopic Mass405.99274
SMILESC[CH2][Hg][S]c1ccccc1C(=O)[O-].[Na+]
InChIInChI=1S/C7H6O2S.C2H5.Hg.Na/c8-7(9)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)10;1-2;;/h1-4,10H,(H,8,9);1H2,2H3;;/q;;2*+1/p-2
InChIKeyRTKIYNMVFMVABJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
antifungal drug  Any antifungal agent used to prevent or treat fungal infections in humans or animals.
disinfectant  An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
drug allergen  Any drug which causes the onset of an allergic reaction.
anti-HBV agent  An antiviral agent that destroys or inhibits the replication of the hepatitis B virus.
Applications:
antifungal drug  Any antifungal agent used to prevent or treat fungal infections in humans or animals.
drug allergen  Any drug which causes the onset of an allergic reaction.
antiseptic drug  A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has part ethylmercurithiosalicylate (CHEBI:33215)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has role anti-HBV agent (CHEBI:64951)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has role antifungal drug (CHEBI:86327)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has role antiseptic drug (CHEBI:48218)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) has role drug allergen (CHEBI:88188)
thimerosal (CHEBI:9546) is a alkylmercury compound (CHEBI:33255)
IUPAC Names 
sodium [(2-carboxylatophenyl)sulfanyl](ethyl)mercurate(1−)
sodium ethyl[2-(sulfanyl-κS)benzoato(2−)]mercurate(1−)
INNs  Source
thiomersalChEBI
thiomersalumChemIDplus
tiomersalChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
[(o-carboxyphenyl)thio]ethylmercury sodium saltChemIDplus
o-(ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium saltChemIDplus
ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-S)mercury sodium saltChemIDplus
ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodiumChemIDplus
ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium saltChEBI
Ethylmercury sodium saltChEMBL
Manual XrefsDatabases
3062VSDB
3062PPDB
D00864KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:1677155Gmelin
Reaxys:8169555Reaxys
CAS:54-64-8ChemIDplus
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