Polynoxylin

Chemical compound
  • A01AB05 (WHO) D01AE05 (WHO)
Identifiers
  • (poly) methylene-N,N'-bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
CAS Number
  • 9011-05-6 checkY
ChemSpider
  • none
UNII
  • E18NBG5EEY
KEGG
  • D07067
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID10905739 DTXSID00891874, DTXSID10905739 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.108.096 Edit this at WikidataChemical and physical dataFormula(C4H8N2O3)n  (verify)

Polynoxylin (trade name Anaflex in Egypt[1]) is an antiseptic for local treatment of the skin and the mouth. It is a formaldehyde releasing antimicrobial polymer.[2]

References

  1. ^ International Drug Names: Anaflex 10%. Accessed 2020-08-01.
  2. ^ Kingston D (September 1965). "Release of formaldehyde from polynoxylin and noxythiolin". Journal of Clinical Pathology. 18 (5): 666–7. doi:10.1136/jcp.18.5.666. PMC 473043. PMID 5835451.
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