monobenzone
Trade name: benoquin
Small moleculeapproved
Approved
Nov 10, 1952
Monobenzone is a topical drug used for medical depigmentation. The mechanism of action of monobenzone is not fully understood. Monobenzone is oxidized by tyrosinase from melanocytes to a toxic quinones which induce non-apoptotic melanocyte cell death. — NCATS
Clinical trial activity
0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs
Phase 1
0
Phase 2
0
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0
Timeline
1950s
- Nov 10, 1952
Bausch Health Companies — Earliest FDA Approval
- Nov 10, 1952
Bausch Health Companies — NDA Secondary Org
- Nov 10, 1952
Bausch Health Companies — NDA Organization
Indications
Approved for
Mechanism of action
- TyrosinaseINHIBITOR
TYR inhibitor
Approval history
- approvedPriority reviewNov 10, 1952
Chemistry & pharmacology
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SMILES
OC1=CC=C(OCC2=CC=CC=C2)C=C1- Mol. weight
- 200.2332 g/mol
- Lipinski Ro5
- Pass
- Rule of 3
- Yes
- Chirality
- Achiral Molecule
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Delivery
- Topical
- Availability
- Discontinued
Oral
No
Parenteral
No
Topical
Yes
Sources
- WikipediaMonobenzone ↗
- NCATS9L2KA76MG5 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL1388 ↗
Also known as
- 4-(benzyloxyl)phenol
- 4-(benzyloxyl)phenol
- 4-benzyloxyphenol
- 4-benzyloxyphenol
- 4-(benzyloxy)phenol
- 4-(benzyloxy)phenol
- 4-benzyloxy-phenol
- 4-benzyloxy-phenol
- 4-(phenylmethoxy)phenol
- 4-(phenylmethoxy)phenol
- agerite alba
- benoquin
- benoquin
- benoquin
- benoquin
- benoquin
- benzoquin
- benzylhydroquinone
- benzyl p-hydroxyphenyl ether
- benzyl p-hydroxyphenyl ether
- hydrochinon monobenzylether
- hydrochinon monobenzylether
- hydroquinone benzyl ether
- hydroquinone benzyl ether
- hydroquinone benzyl ether
- hydroquinone monobenzyl ether
- hydroquinone monobenzyl ether
- hydroquinone monobenzyl ether
- hydroquinone monobenzyl ether
- icn brand of monobenzone
- leucodinine
- monobenzon
- monobenzona
- monobenzona
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzone
- monobenzonum
- monobenzonum
- monobenzyl ether hydroquinone
- monobenzyl ether hydroquinone
- monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone
- monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone
- monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone
- monobenzyl hydroquinone
- monobenzyl hydroquinone
- monobenzyl hydroquinone
- novo-depigman
- p-benzyloxyphenol
- p-benzyloxyphenol
- p-(benzyloxy)phenol
- p-(benzyloxy)phenol
- p-hydroxyphenyl benzyl ether
- p-hydroxyphenyl benzyl ether
Organizations
Marketing (2)
| Organization | Org type | Relationship | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch Health Companies | For profit | NDA2 | Nov 10, 1952 |
| Bausch Health Companies | For profit | NDA | Nov 10, 1952 |