chlorhexidine gluconate
CHEBI:28312
·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL
·EXACT
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Classification
Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.
Chemical structure
Computed structure properties
| Molecular formula | C22H30Cl2N10.2C6H12O7 |
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| Charge | 0 |
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| Average mass | 897.768 Da |
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| Monoisotopic mass | 896.3198 Da |
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| Source | ChEBI |
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| InChIKey | YZIYKJHYYHPJIB-UUPCJSQJSA-N |
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SMILES
N=C(NCCCCCCNC(=N)NC(=N)Nc1ccc(Cl)cc1)NC(=N)Nc1ccc(Cl)cc1.O=C(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO.O=C(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C22H30Cl2N10.2C6H12O7/c23-15-5-9-17(10-6-15)31-21(27)33-19(25)29-13-3-1-2-4-14-30-20(26)34-22(28)32-18-11-7-16(24)8-12-18;2*7-1-2(8)3(9)4(10)5(11)6(12)13/h5-12H,1-4,13-14H2,(H5,25,27,29,31,33)(H5,26,28,30,32,34);2*2-5,7-11H,1H2,(H,12,13)/t;2*2-,3-,4+,5-/m.11/s1
Also called
- N',N'''''-hexane-1,6-diylbis[N-(4-chlorophenyl)(imidodicarbonimidic diamide)]—D-gluconic acid (1/2) (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 1,1'-hexamethylene bis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide), digluconate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- Hibiclens (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- Peridex (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- chlorhexidine D-digluconate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- chlorhexidine di-D-gluconate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- chlorhexidine digluconate (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
Cross-references
Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.
Activity roles
Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the
unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.
Source concepts
Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is
the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.
Upstream concepts merged into this record
| Source | Native ID | Label | Minted CURIE | Version |
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| CHEBI |
CHEBI:28312 |
chlorhexidine gluconate |
antibioticmech:chebi-e665ed3d87 |
2026-08-30 |
Mechanism summary
- Clinical status
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Curation history
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Provenance
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