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Oxyquinoline MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Oxyquinoline
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.100.810.350.625
Unique ID
D015125
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015125
Scope Note
An antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic, anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes, and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.
Entry Term(s)
8-Hydroxyquinoline
8-Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate
8-Oxyquinoline
8-Quinolinol
Bioquin
Chinosol
Khinozol
Leioderm
Oxine
Oxyquinol
Oxyquinoline Potassium Sulfate (2:1)
Oxyquinoline Sulfate
Quinosol
Superol
Registry Numbers
5UTX5635HP
0
12557-04-9
61VUG75Y3P
Related Numbers
12557-04-9
134-31-6
148-24-3
61VUG75Y3P
CAS Type 1 Name
8-Quinolinol
Previous Indexing
Quinolines (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note
92; was 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91 (see under HYDROXYQUINOLINES 1975-90); OXYQUINOLINE was see 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91
Online Note
use OXYQUINOLINE to search 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91
History Note
92; was 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91 (see under HYDROXYQUINOLINES 1975-90); OXYQUINOLINE was see 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2017/05/02
Oxyquinoline Preferred
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