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Triclocarban

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Triclocarban is an antibacterial agent common in personal care products like soaps and lotions as well as in the medical field, for which it was originally developed. [1]

60 relations: Aeroallergen, Amine, Androgen receptor, Antibacterial soap, Antibiotic, Antifungal, Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial resistance, Aromatic hydrocarbon, Avon Products, Bioaccumulation, Biosolids, Breast cancer, Chlorine, Cofactor (biochemistry), Colgate-Palmolive, Constitutive androstane receptor, Constructed wetland, DCMU, Deodorant, Dial (soap), Dichloroaniline, Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Epoxide hydrolase, Estrogen, Estrogen receptor, Estrogen receptor alpha, Food and Drug Administration, Glucuronidation, Gram-positive bacteria, Hand sanitizer, Hazard quotient, Hexachlorophene, Horizontal gene transfer, Intraperitoneal injection, Isocyanate, Johnson & Johnson, Minimum inhibitory concentration, Natural selection, Neurology, Nucleophile, Peptidoglycan, Persistent organic pollutant, Pesticide, Procter & Gamble, Prostate cancer, Reproduction, Sewage treatment, Sludge, Soap, ..., Staphylococcus aureus, Superinfection, Topical medication, Triclosan, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Urea, Wastewater, Wastewater treatment, 3,4-Dichlorophenyl isocyanate, 4-Chloroaniline. Expand index (10 more) »

Aeroallergen

An aeroallergen (pronounced aer·o·al·ler·gen) is any airborne substance, such as pollen or spores, which triggers an allergic reaction.

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Amine

In organic chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Androgen receptor

The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 4), is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding any of the androgenic hormones, including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the cytoplasm and then translocating into the nucleus.

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Antibacterial soap

Antibacterial soap is a soap which contains chemical ingredients that purportedly assist in killing bacteria.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic (from ancient Greek αντιβιοτικά, antibiotiká), also called an antibacterial, is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.

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Antifungal

An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.

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Antimicrobial

An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth.

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Antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe.

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Aromatic hydrocarbon

An aromatic hydrocarbon or arene (or sometimes aryl hydrocarbon) is a hydrocarbon with sigma bonds and delocalized pi electrons between carbon atoms forming a circle.

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Avon Products

Avon Products, Inc, known as Avon, founded by David H. McConnell in 1886 is a direct selling company in beauty, household, and personal care categories.

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Bioaccumulation

Bioaccumulation is the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism.

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Biosolids

Biosolids is a term used for several types of treated sewage sludges that can be used as soil conditioner.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Chlorine

Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.

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Cofactor (biochemistry)

A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's activity.

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Colgate-Palmolive

The Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American worldwide consumer products company focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal care products.

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Constitutive androstane receptor

The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) also known as nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR1I3 gene.

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Constructed wetland

A constructed wetland (CW) is an artificial wetland to treat municipal or industrial wastewater, greywater or stormwater runoff.

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DCMU

DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) is an algicide and herbicide of the arylurea class that inhibits photosynthesis.

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Deodorant

A deodorant is a substance applied to the body to prevent body odor caused by the bacterial breakdown of perspiration in armpits, feet, and other areas of the body.

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Dial (soap)

Dial is a brand of soap and body wash.

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Dichloroaniline

Dichloroanilines are chemical compounds which consist of an aniline ring substituted with two chlorine atoms and have the molecular formula C6H5Cl2N.

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Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The environmental effect of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) is largely speculative.

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Epoxide hydrolase

Epoxide hydrolases (EH's), also known as epoxide hydratases, are enzymes that metabolize compounds that contain an epoxide residue; they convert this residue to two hydroxyl residues through a dihydroxylation reaction to form diol products.

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Estrogen

Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.

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Estrogen receptor

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are a group of proteins found inside cells.

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Estrogen receptor alpha

Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), also known as NR3A1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group A, member 1), is one of two main types of estrogen receptor, a nuclear receptor that is activated by the sex hormone estrogen.

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Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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Glucuronidation

Glucuronidation is often involved in drug metabolism of substances such as drugs, pollutants, bilirubin, androgens, estrogens, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, fatty acid derivatives, retinoids, and bile acids.

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Gram-positive bacteria

Gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their cell wall.

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Hand sanitizer

Hand sanitizer is a liquid generally used to decrease infectious agents on the hands.

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Hazard quotient

A hazard quotient is the ratio of the potential exposure to a substance and the level at which no adverse effects are expected.

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Hexachlorophene

Hexachlorophene, also known as Nabac, is an organochlorine compound that was once widely used as a disinfectant.

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Horizontal gene transfer

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring.

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Intraperitoneal injection

Intraperitoneal injection or IP injection is the injection of a substance into the peritoneum (body cavity).

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Isocyanate

Isocyanate is the functional group with the formula R–N.

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company founded in 1886.

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Minimum inhibitory concentration

In, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is the lowest concentration of a chemical which prevents visible growth of a bacterium.

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Natural selection

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.

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Nucleophile

Nucleophile is a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in relation to a reaction.

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Peptidoglycan

Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of most bacteria, forming the cell wall.

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Persistent organic pollutant

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.

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Pesticide

Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including weeds.

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Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is an American multi-national consumer goods corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by British American William Procter and Irish American James Gamble.

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Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the development of cancer in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system.

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Reproduction

Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parents".

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Sewage treatment

Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, primarily from household sewage.

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Sludge

Sludge is a semi-solid slurry and can be produced as sewage sludge from wastewater treatment processes or as a settled suspension obtained from conventional drinking water treatment and numerous other industrial processes.

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Soap

Soap is the term for a salt of a fatty acid or for a variety of cleansing and lubricating products produced from such a substance.

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Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive, round-shaped bacterium that is a member of the Firmicutes, and it is a member of the normal flora of the body, frequently found in the nose, respiratory tract, and on the skin.

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Superinfection

A superinfection is a second infection superimposed on an earlier one, especially by a different microbial agent of exogenous or endogenous origin, that is resistant to the treatment being used against the first infection.

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Topical medication

A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body.

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Triclosan

Triclosan (sometimes abbreviated as TCS) is an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in some consumer products, including toothpaste, soaps, detergents, toys, and surgical cleaning treatments.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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Urea

Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH2)2.

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Wastewater

Wastewater (or waste water) is any water that has been affected by human use.

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Wastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment is a process used to convert wastewater into an effluent (outflowing of water to a receiving body of water) that can be returned to the water cycle with minimal impact on the environment or directly reused.

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3,4-Dichlorophenyl isocyanate

3,4-Dichlorophenyl isocyanate is a chemical compound used as a chemical intermediate and in organic synthesis.

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4-Chloroaniline

4-Chloroaniline is an organochlorine compound with the formula ClC6H4NH2.

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3-(4-chlorophenyl)- 1-(3,4-dichlorphenyl)urea, C13H9Cl3N2O, Trichlorocarbanilide, Triclocarbon.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclocarban

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