Lindane

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
scabicide
organochlorine chemical compound
gptkbp:appearance white crystalline solid
gptkbp:ATCCode P03AA01
gptkbp:boilingPoint 323°C
gptkbp:CASNumber 58-89-9
gptkbp:category gptkb:entomologist
gptkb:drug
persistent organic pollutant
halogenated hydrocarbon
environmental contaminant
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C6H6Cl6
gptkbp:commercialProductionStart 1940s
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Teunis_van_der_Linden
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1912
gptkbp:environmentalPersistence persistent organic pollutant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lindane
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
gptkbp:KEGGID C06582
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only (in some countries)
banned (in many countries)
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction blocks GABA_A receptor chloride channels
gptkbp:meltingPoint 113°C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 290.83 g/mol
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:gamma-HCH
gptkb:gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane
gptkbp:PubChem_CID CHEMBL416
7279
DB00431
gptkbp:regulates listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
banned or restricted in many countries
gptkbp:routeOfExposure oral
inhalation
dermal
gptkbp:sideEffect nausea
dizziness
headache
seizures
skin irritation
gptkbp:solubility 7 mg/L at 25°C
gptkbp:toxicity neurotoxic
possible carcinogen
gptkbp:UNII EC20M1ZZUO
gptkbp:uses treatment of scabies
treatment of lice
agricultural insecticide
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:14694-95-2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7