Chemical Component Summary

NameCETYL-TRIMETHYL-AMMONIUM
Identifiershexadecyl-trimethyl-azanium
FormulaC19 H42 N
Molecular Weight284.543
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C19H42N/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(2,3)4/h5-19H2,1-4H3/q+1
InChIKeyRLGQACBPNDBWTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge1
Atom Count62
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count61
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB01718 
NameCetrimonium
Groups approved
DescriptionCetrimonium is a quaternary ammonium cation whose salts are used as antiseptics.
Synonyms
  • Cetrimonium
  • Cetrimonium bromide
  • Hexadecyltrimethylammonium cation
  • Cetrimonium cation
  • Hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion
Brand Names
  • Cetrimide Aqueous Soln 1%
  • Savlon Crm 0.5%
  • Xylonor Gel
  • Cetrimide Tincture 0.5%
  • Dr. Zheng bacteriostatic solution
Categories
  • Amines
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Antiseptics and Disinfectants
  • Cetrimonium Compounds
ATC-Code
  • D08AJ04
  • D11AC01
  • R02AA17
  • D08AJ02
CAS number6899-10-1

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Cyclopropane mycolic acid synthase 1MPDELKPHFANVQAHYDLSDDFFRLFLDPTQTYSCAYFERDDMTLQEAQI...unknown
Cyclopropane mycolic acid synthase MmaA2MVNDLTPHFEDVQAHYDLSDDFFRLFLDPTQTYSCAHFEREDMTLEEAQI...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 2681
ChEMBL CHEMBL1183605
ChEBI CHEBI:39561