Definition
Bactericidal cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant used as a topical anti-infective agent. It is an ingredient in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, etc., and is used to disinfect apparatus, etc., in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries, in surgery, and also as a preservative. The compound is toxic orally as a result of neuromuscular blockade.
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Benzethonium Health Effects
Benzethonium Interacts with Diseases
Disease | Inference Score | References/Inference Genes |
Glomerulonephritis | 25.46 |
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Pulmonary Fibrosis | 24.54 |
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Atherosclerosis | 17.29 |
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Inflammation | 17.13 |
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Myocardial Ischemia | 15.4 |
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Endometrial neoplasm | 14.12 |
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Mesothelioma, Malignant | 14.01 |
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Lung Injury | 13.63 |
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Allergy | 12.84 |
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Brain Ischemia | 12.81 |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | 12.74 |
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Squamous cell carcinoma | 12.26 |
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Reperfusion Injury | 12.24 |
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Hyperoxaluria | 11.92 |
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Status Epilepticus | 11.91 |
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Asthma | 11.79 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis | 11.78 |
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous | 10.76 |
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune | 10.67 |
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Thyroid carcinoma | 8.63 |
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