AntibioticMech

γ-hexachlorocyclohexane

CHEBI:32888 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

• CHEBI:23457 CHEBI:23457
• CHEBI:24536 CHEBI:24536

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties

Molecular formula	C6H6Cl6
Charge	0
Average mass	290.832 Da
Monoisotopic mass	287.86007 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	JLYXXMFPNIAWKQ-GNIYUCBRSA-N

SMILES

Cl[C@H]1[C@H](Cl)[C@@H](Cl)[C@@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl)[C@H]1Cl

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H6Cl6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9/h1-6H/t1-,2-,3-,4+,5+,6+

Also called

• (1r,2R,3S,4r,5R,6S)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• (1r,2c,3t,4c,5c,6t)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• (1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Benzene hexachloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Kwell (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Lindan (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• Lindane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• gamma-BHC (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• gamma-HCH (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-BHC (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-HCH (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-Hexachlorzyklohexan (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-benzene hexachloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
• γ-lindane (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

• beilstein:1907337
• cas:55963-79-6
• cas:58-89-9
• drugbank:DB00431
• drugcentral:1583
• gmelin:2179629
• hmdb:HMDB0014575
• kegg.compound:C07075
• kegg.drug:D00360
• ppdb:370
• umbbd.compound:c0141
• vsdb:370
• wikipedia.en:Lindane

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

• CHEBI:24127 CHEBI:24127
• CHEBI:33282 CHEBI:33282

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
CHEBI	CHEBI:32888	γ-hexachlorocyclohexane	antibioticmech:chebi-e48a06275b	2026-08-30

Mechanism summary

Clinical status

APPROVED

Curation history

1. SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

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2. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

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3. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

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4. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-31 · seed_from_sources

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5. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-31 · seed_from_sources

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Provenance

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