Perboric acid

DB13235ApprovedSmall molecule

Perboric acid is mainly found in its salt form of sodium perborate and it can be found as a monohydrate or tetrahydrate. It is one of the peroxy acid salts... It is one of the peroxy acid salts with very wide functionalities in industrial settings.

Mechanism: Perboric acid acts as a source of active oxygen. In contact with water, perboric acid hydrolyzes to hydrogen and borate. As an antiseptic, the formation of hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the cellular components of the surrounding bacteria and kills them.
Curator reviewed · 3 references
Primary indication: In the industry, sodium perborate is used as a disinfectant.Curator reviewed · 5 structured indications
Formula / weight: BHO₃ · 59.82 g/mol (avg)

Resolves to

Compound

UNIIHC4C3M1FO2CAS14034-78-7ChEMBLCHEMBL3707334ChEBI30175

Clinical / RWD

ATCA01AB19

Structure

InChIKeyPEYVWSJAZONVQK-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOOB=O

What you can answer from here — as of September 18, 2026

2Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial

5Structured indicationsCondition, population, route and combination as fields, not prose

2Marketed productsAcross 1 country and 1 labeller

1ATC codeIncluding every combination product, plus 10 drug categories

9+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support

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