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Hydroquinone
Hydroquinone is a topical lightening product found in OTC products, and is used to correct skin discoloration associated with disorders of hyperpigmentation including melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmention, sunspots, and freckles. It can be used alone, but is more frequently found in combination with other agent...
Monobenzone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00600ApprovedWithdrawnMonobenzone is the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone used medically for depigmentation.
Synonyms: Monobenzyl hydroquinone, Hydroquinone benzyl etherResorcinol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11085ApprovedInvestigationalResorcinol is a 1,3-isomer (or meta-isomer) of benzenediol with the formula C6H4(OH)2. It is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant in topical pharmaceutical products in the treatment of skin disorders and infections such as acne, seborr...
Synonyms: m-HydroquinoneArbutin
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11217ApprovedExtracted from the dried leaves of bearberry plant in the genus Arctostaphylos and other plants commonly in the Ericaceae family, arbutin is a beta-D-glucopyranoside of DB09526. It is found in foods, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal di...
Synonyms: hydroquinone O-β-D-glucopyranoside, Hydroquinone-O-beta-D-glucopyranosidet-Butylhydroquinone
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB07726ExperimentalSynonyms: t-Butyl hydroquinone, 2-tert-Butyl(1,4)hydroquinoneEcto-NOX disulfide-thiol exchanger 2
go.drugbank.com/bio_entities/BE0002434TargetHumansProbably acts as a terminal oxidase of plasma electron transport from cytosolic NAD(P)H via hydroquinones to acceptors at the cell surface. … Hydroquinone oxidase activity alternates with a protein disulfide-thiol interchange/oxidoreductase activity which may control physical membrane displacements associated with vesicle budding or cell enlargement
Synonyms: Tumor-associated hydroquinone oxidase