Octenidine

Octenidine is a potent antibacterial agent, possessing activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Octenidine can inhibit the expression of biofilm genes and destroy the formation of biofilms[1][3].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[71251-02-0]

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302-H315-H319-H335

Target

Bacterial

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/octenidine.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

CCCCCCCC/N=C1C=CN(CCCCCCCCCCN(C=C/2)C=CC2=N/CCCCCCCC)C=C/1

Molecular Formula

C36H62N4

Molecular Weight

550.90

Precautions

P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P330-P362+P364-P405-P501

References & Citations

[1]Alvarez-Marin R, et al. Antimicrobial activity of octenidine against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Dec;36 (12) :2379-2383.|[2]Conceição T, et al. Efficacy of octenidine against antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemic clones. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Oct;71 (10) :2991-4.|[3]Huang J, et al. Octenidine dihydrochloride treatment of a meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm-infected mouse wound. J Wound Care. 2021 Feb 2;30 (2) :106-114.