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merbromin

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Description

Merbromin: A once-popular mercury containing topical antiseptic. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

merbromin : An organic sodium salt that is 2,7-dibromo-4-hydroxymercurifluorescein in which the carboxy group and the phenolic hydroxy group have been deprotonated and the resulting charge is neutralised by two sodium ions. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID4068
CHEBI ID90220
MeSH IDM0013442

Synonyms (6)

Synonym
merbromin
NCGC00179037-01
[2,7-dibromo-9-(2-carboxylatophenyl)-6-oxido-3-oxo-3h-xanthen-5-yl](hydroxy)mercury
CHEBI:90220
ab00053570_02 ,
[2,7-dibromo-9-(2-carboxylatophenyl)-3-oxido-6-oxoxanthen-4-yl]mercury;hydrate

Research Excerpts

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Dosage and frequency of application should be as limited as possible."( [Poisoning by disinfectants in the conservative treatment of 2 patients with omphalocele].
Monnens, LA; Schröder, CH; Severijnen, RS, 1985
)
0.27
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Protein Targets (1)

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorHomo sapiens (human)IC50 (µMol)50.00000.140016.625050.0000AID1224863
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (129)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199077 (59.69)18.7374
1990's19 (14.73)18.2507
2000's11 (8.53)29.6817
2010's14 (10.85)24.3611
2020's8 (6.20)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 67.54

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index67.54 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.98 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.58 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index114.15 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (67.54)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials3 (2.11%)5.53%
Reviews3 (2.11%)6.00%
Case Studies31 (21.83%)4.05%
Observational1 (0.70%)0.25%
Other104 (73.24%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]