Piroctone olamine
Piroctone olamine (INN; also known as piroctone ethanolamine;) is a compound sometimes used in the treatment of fungal infections.[1] Piroctone olamine is the ethanolamine salt of the hydroxamic acid derivative piroctone.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.065.957 | 
| MeSH | Piroctone+olamine | 
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| C16H30N2O3 | |
| Molar mass | 298.421 | 
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It is often used in anti-dandruff shampoo as a replacement for the commonly used compound zinc pyrithione. It is structurally similar to ciclopirox and pyrithione, containing a substituted pyridine (pyridinone) group which inhibits ergosterol synthesis.
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- Dubini F, Bellotti MG, Frangi A, Monti D, Saccomani L (2005). "In vitro antimycotic activity and nail permeation models of a piroctone olamine containing transungual water soluble technology". Arzneimittel-Forschung. 55 (8): 478–83. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1296892. PMID 16149717.
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