Structured Summary
Abstract
A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along NERVE FIBERS and at NERVE ENDINGS.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H11NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 165.19 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 94-09-7
- IUPAC Name
- ethyl 4-aminobenzoate
- InChIKey
- BLFLLBZGZJTVJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D001566
- Source
- PubChem CID 2337
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
17 entry terms
- 4-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
- Bensokain
- Ethyl Aminobenzoate
- Americaine
- Anaesthesin
- Anesthesin
- Benzocaine Acetate
- Benzocaine Formate
- Benzocaine Hydrobromide
- Benzocaine Hydrochloride
- Benzocaine Methanesulfonate
- Ethoform
- Acetate, Benzocaine
- Formate, Benzocaine
- Hydrobromide, Benzocaine
- Hydrochloride, Benzocaine
- Methanesulfonate, Benzocaine
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
65; was ETHYL AMINOBENZOATE 1963-64
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Benzocaine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001566. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001566
- Benzocaine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzocaine
- Benzocaine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422745
- Benzocaine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2337. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2337