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Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Hydroxy Acids > Hydroxybenzoates > Parabens

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Parabens  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Paraben

Scope note

  • Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They have been approved by the FDA as antimicrobial agents for foods and pharmaceuticals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed, p872)

History note

  • 72(71); METHYLPARABEN was heading 1963-71

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