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amylmetacresol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 6-amyl-m-cresol, 6-n-amyl-m-cresol, 6-n-pentyl-m-cresol, 6-pentyl-m-cresol, amylmetacresolum, 5-methyl-2-pentylphenol, Amyl metacresol
Amylmetacresol (AMC) is an antiseptic used to treat infections of the mouth and throat. It is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in Strepsils, Cēpacol, Gorpils, Cofsils and Lorsept throat lozenges, typically in combination with dichlorobenzyl alcohol, another antiseptic.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H18O
- Molecular weight
- 178.27 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-methyl-2-pentylphenol
- SMILES
- CCCCCC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C)O
- InChIKey
- CKGWFZQGEQJZIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.4
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 178.136
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- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₁₈O
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C)O
- Commons category
- Amylmetacresol
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Overdose
- Interactions
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Amylmetacresol (AMC) is an antiseptic used to treat infections of the mouth and throat. It is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in Strepsils, Cēpacol, Gorpils, Cofsils and Lorsept throat lozenges, typically in combination with dichlorobenzyl alcohol, another antiseptic.
==Medical uses== The lozenges are used to treat sore throat and minor mouth and throat infections including pharyngitis and gingivitis.
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