Butylparaben

Butylparaben: Overview.

Mechanism: Pharmacologically active on Estrogen receptor, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, and Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight: C₁₁H₁₄O₃ · 194.2271 g/mol (avg)
First approval: United States, 2012
Also known as: Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate · Butyl hydroxybenzoate · Butyl p-hydroxy benzoate · Butyl parahydroxybenzoate

Resolves to

Compound

Clinical / RWD

Structure

InChIKeyQFOHBWFCKVYLES-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

Targets

What you can answer from here — as of July 07, 2026

6Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action

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1Marketed productAcross 1 country and 1 labeller

10+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support

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