Basic Info

Common NamePropylparaben(F05178)
2D Structure
Description

Propylparaben is an antimicrobial agent, preservative, flavouring agent. Propylparaben belongs to the family of Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives. These are compounds containing an hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxylic acid.

FRCD IDF05178
CAS Number94-13-3
PubChem CID7175
FormulaC10H12O3
IUPAC Name

propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

InChI Key

QELSKZZBTMNZEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H12O3/c1-2-7-13-10(12)8-3-5-9(11)6-4-8/h3-6,11H,2,7H2,1H3

Canonical SMILES

CCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Isomeric SMILES

CCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Synonyms
        
            94-13-3
        
            Propyl Butex
        
            Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
        
            PROPYLPARABEN
        
            Propyl paraben
        
            4-Hydroxybenzoic acid propyl ester
        
            Propyl p-hydroxybenzoate
        
            Nipasol
        
            Nipazol
        
            Betacide P
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Predicted: Plant Toxin
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
SubclassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesBenzoic acid esters - p-Hydroxybenzoic acid esters
Direct Parentp-Hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsP-hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl ester - Benzoyl - 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid - Phenol - Carboxylic acid ester - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as p-hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters. These are aromatic compounds containing a benzoic acid, which is esterified with an alkyl group and para-substituted with a hydroxyl group.

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight180.203
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity160
Monoisotopic Mass180.079
Exact Mass180.079
XLogP3
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count13
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

ADMET

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.8048
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9955
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8663
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6327
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9050
Non-inhibitor0.9572
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8374
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.8806
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7784
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8839
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6157
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.7756
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9119
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9411
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorInhibitor0.5806
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9631
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.8925
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.8877
Non-inhibitor0.9354
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9686
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8166
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.6508
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9767
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7643
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.9390
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8523
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.5469

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.3823LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.2293LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.8885LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.1549pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity1.2617pIGC50, ug/L

References

TitleJournalDatePubmed ID
Photolysis of parabens using medium-pressure mercury lamps: Toxicity effects in MCF7, Balb/c 3T3 cells and Ceriodaphnia dubia.Chemosphere2018 Oct29885499
Biodegradation of four selected parabens with aerobic activated sludge and their transesterification product.Ecotoxicol Environ Saf2018 Jul 3029529513
Electrospun polystyrene fibers knitted around imprinted acrylate microspheres as sorbent for paraben derivatives.Anal Chim Acta2018 Jul 1929523246
Simultaneous determination of nine preservatives in food by liquid chromatographywith the aid of coagulant in the clean-up process.Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess2017May28277177
Regulatory risk assessments: Is there a need to reduce uncertainty and enhancerobustness? Update on propylparaben in relation to its EU regulatory status.Hum Exp Toxicol2017 Oct28695774
In vitro skin absorption tests of three types of parabens using a Franz diffusioncell.J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol2017 May27436697
Poly(styrene-co-N-methacryloyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester)-functionalizedmagnetic nanoparticles as sorbents for the analysis of sodium benzoate inbeverages.J Sep Sci2017 Jan27863035
Anticonvulsant effect of sodium cyclamate and propylparaben onpentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in zebrafish.Synapse2017 Apr28118493
Preparation of magnetic graphene/mesoporous silica composites withphenyl-functionalized pore-walls as the restricted access matrix solid phaseextraction adsorbent for the rapid extraction of parabens from water-based skintoners.J Chromatogr A2016 Sep 2327575922
Propylparaben reduces the excitability of hippocampal neurons by blocking sodium channels.Neurotoxicology2016 Dec27693446
Regulatory risk assessments: Is there a need to reduce uncertainty and enhancerobustness?Hum Exp Toxicol2015 Dec26614814
Rapid determination of parabens in seafood sauces by high-performance liquidchromatography: A practical comparison of core-shell particles and sub-2 μm fullyporous particles.J Sep Sci2015 Dec26383987
The antioxidant butylated hydroxyanisole potentiates the toxic effects of propylparaben in cultured mammalian cells.Food Chem Toxicol2014 Oct25086368
The associations of triclosan and paraben exposure with allergen sensitizationand wheeze in children.Allergy Asthma Proc2014 Nov-Dec25584915
Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of selected food preservatives againstSalmonella spp. isolated from chicken samples.Poult Sci2014 Mar24604864
Embryonic exposure of medaka (Oryzias latipes) to propylparaben: effects on early development and post-hatching growth.Environ Pollut2014 Jan24095706
Bioanalysis of propylparaben and p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and their sulfateconjugates in rat plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci2014 Feb 124412689
Widespread occurrence of bisphenol A diglycidyl ethers, p-hydroxybenzoic acidesters (parabens), benzophenone type-UV filters, triclosan, and triclocarban inhuman urine from Athens, Greece.Sci Total Environ2014 Feb 124246946
Urinary concentrations of environmental phenols in pregnant women in a pilotstudy of the National Children's Study.Environ Res2014 Feb24529000
Transesterification of a series of 12 parabens by liver and small-intestinalmicrosomes of rats and humans.Food Chem Toxicol2014 Feb24355169

Targets

General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear hormone receptor. The steroid hormones and their receptors are involved in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Ligand-dependent nuclear transactivation involves either direct homodimer binding to a palindromic estrogen response element (ERE) sequence or association with other DNA-binding transcription factors, such as AP-1/c-Jun, c-Fos, ATF-2, Sp1 and Sp3, to mediate ERE-independent signaling. Ligand binding induces a conformational change allowing subsequent or combinatorial association with multiprotein coactivator complexes through LXXLL motifs of their respective components. Mutual transrepression occurs between the estrogen receptor (ER) and NF-kappa-B in a cell-type specific manner. Decreases NF-kappa-B DNA-binding activity and inhibits NF-kappa-B-mediated transcription from the IL6 promoter and displace RELA/p65 and associated coregulators from the promoter. Recruited to the NF-kappa-B response element of the CCL2 and IL8 promoters and can displace CREBBP. Present with NF-kappa-B components RELA/p65 and NFKB1/p50 on ERE sequences. Can also act synergistically with NF-kappa-B to activate transcription involving respective recruitment adjacent response elements; the function involves CREBBP. Can activate the transcriptional activity of TFF1. Also mediates membrane-initiated estrogen signaling involving various kinase cascades. Isoform 3 is involved in activation of NOS3 and endothelial nitric oxide production. Isoforms lacking one or several functional domains are thought to modulate transcriptional activity by competitive ligand or DNA binding and/or heterodimerization with the full length receptor. Essential for MTA1-mediated transcriptional regulation of BRCA1 and BCAS3. Isoform 3 can bind to ERE and inhibit isoform 1.
Gene Name:
ESR1
Uniprot ID:
P03372
Molecular Weight:
66215.45 Da
References
  1. Watanabe Y, Kojima H, Takeuchi S, Uramaru N, Ohta S, Kitamura S: Comparative study on transcriptional activity of 17 parabens mediated by estrogen receptor alpha and beta and androgen receptor. Food Chem Toxicol. 2013 Jul;57:227-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.03.036. Epub 2013 Apr 6. [23567241 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear hormone receptor. Binds estrogens with an affinity similar to that of ESR1, and activates expression of reporter genes containing estrogen response elements (ERE) in an estrogen-dependent manner (PubMed:20074560). Isoform beta-cx lacks ligand binding ability and has no or only very low ere binding activity resulting in the loss of ligand-dependent transactivation ability. DNA-binding by ESR1 and ESR2 is rapidly lost at 37 degrees Celsius in the absence of ligand while in the presence of 17 beta-estradiol and 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen loss in DNA-binding at elevated temperature is more gradual.
Gene Name:
ESR2
Uniprot ID:
Q92731
Molecular Weight:
59215.765 Da
References
  1. Watanabe Y, Kojima H, Takeuchi S, Uramaru N, Ohta S, Kitamura S: Comparative study on transcriptional activity of 17 parabens mediated by estrogen receptor alpha and beta and androgen receptor. Food Chem Toxicol. 2013 Jul;57:227-34. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.03.036. Epub 2013 Apr 6. [23567241 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear receptor that binds peroxisome proliferators such as hypolipidemic drugs and fatty acids. Once activated by a ligand, the nuclear receptor binds to DNA specific PPAR response elements (PPRE) and modulates the transcription of its target genes, such as acyl-CoA oxidase. It therefore controls the peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway of fatty acids. Key regulator of adipocyte differentiation and glucose homeostasis. ARF6 acts as a key regulator of the tissue-specific adipocyte P2 (aP2) enhancer. Acts as a critical regulator of gut homeostasis by suppressing NF-kappa-B-mediated proinflammatory responses. Plays a role in the regulation of cardiovascular circadian rhythms by regulating the transcription of ARNTL/BMAL1 in the blood vessels (By similarity).
Gene Name:
PPARG
Uniprot ID:
P37231
Molecular Weight:
57619.58 Da
References
  1. Pereira-Fernandes A, Demaegdt H, Vandermeiren K, Hectors TL, Jorens PG, Blust R, Vanparys C: Evaluation of a screening system for obesogenic compounds: screening of endocrine disrupting compounds and evaluation of the PPAR dependency of the effect. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 14;8(10):e77481. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077481. eCollection 2013. [24155963 ]