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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Naphthalenes > Adapalene
Polycyclic Compounds > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Naphthalenes > Adapalene

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Adapalene  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 6-(3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-naphthoic acid

Scope note

  • A naphthalene derivative that has specificity for RETINOIC ACID RECEPTORS. It is used as a DERMATOLOGIC AGENT for the treatment of ACNE.

History note

  • 2016 (1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068816

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