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