Triclosan

"Triclosan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A diphenyl ether derivative used in cosmetics and toilet soaps as an antiseptic. It has some bacteriostatic and fungistatic action.

Descriptor ID	D014260
MeSH Number(s)	D02.355.726.900 D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.900
Concept/Terms	Triclosan Triclosan 2,4,4'-Trichloro-2'-Hydroxydiphenyl Ether 2-Hydroxy-2',4,4'-trichlorodiphenyl Ether Clearasil Daily Face Wash Clearasil Daily Face Wash Cliniclean Cliniclean Irgasan DP 300 Irgasan DP 300 Irgasan DP300 DP300, Irgasan Irgasan-DP300 Trisan Trisan Oxy Skin Wash Oxy Skin Wash pHisoHex pHisoHex Sapoderm Sapoderm Tersaseptic Tersaseptic Aquasept Aquasept Ster-Zac Bath Concentrate Ster Zac Bath Concentrate SterZac Bath Concentrate Manusept Microshield T Microshield T

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Triclosan".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Ethers [D02.355]
Phenyl Ethers [D02.355.726]
Triclosan [D02.355.726.900]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
Phenyl Ethers [D02.455.426.559.389.657.654]
Triclosan [D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.900]

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