"Parabens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They have been approved by the FDA as antimicrobial agents for foods and pharmaceuticals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed, p872)
| Descriptor ID |
D010226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.300.460 D02.241.511.390.460 D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.460 D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.460
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| Concept/Terms |
4-Hydroxybenzoic Acids- 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acids
- 4 Hydroxybenzoic Acids
- para-Hydroxybenzoic Acids
- para Hydroxybenzoic Acids
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