Cosmetic cross-reference

Propionic Acid

CAS 79-09-4

Propionic Acid (CAS 79-09-4) is a Phase 2 pharmaceutical compound with 3 bioactivity targets and 149 adverse event associations.

SOURCE NLM DailyMed

Label records

0

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL

Bioactivity

3

SOURCE DrugCentral

Adverse signals

149

SOURCE IUPHAR/BPS

PubMed IDs

5

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Compound Identity

Matched identifiers and naming fields for the pharmaceutical compound record.

Primary Name

Propionic Acid

CAS Number

79-09-4

UNII

JHU490RVYR

InChIKey

XBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

ChEMBL ID

CHEMBL14021

Molecule Type

Small molecule

Source Match

EMBL-EBI ChEMBL (INCHIKEY)

natural product

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Clinical Development Phase

Highest clinical development phase rendered from the matched compound identifier rows.

Phase 2

Mid-stage clinical development phase from the compound identifier source.

ChEMBL CHEMBL14021 | Small molecule

SOURCE Ingredients table / CosIng profile same-CAS cross-reference

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics

Same-CAS ingredient record found in the cosmetics vertical.

This substance also has a cosmetic safety profile →

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL 3 bioactivity rows

Bioactivity & Target Interactions

Target-level activity records with assay counts, activity type, and measured value where present.

Target	Activity	Value	Assays	Organism
-	EC50	11488.056666666665 nM	3	-
-	MIC	3.2 ug.mL-1	2	-
-	IC50	19976.309999999998 nM	1	-

SOURCE IUPHAR/BPS 2 interactions

IUPHAR Ligand-Target Data

Curated ligand-target interaction rows with action, affinity, and literature identifiers.

Target	Action	Affinity	PubMed
FFA2 receptor FFAR2	Full agonist	3.0 pEC50	12496283|12684041|12711604|21220428
FFA3 receptor FFAR3	Full agonist	3.9000000953674316 pEC50	12496283|12711604|14722361|21220428

SOURCE NLM RxNorm 2 name rows

Drug Names / RxNorm

Normalized drug-name vocabulary rows, RxCUIs, and source abbreviations.

Name	RxCUI	Type	Source
PROPIONIC ACID	34658	SU	MTHSPL
propionic acid	34658	IN	RXNORM

SOURCE Rendered pharma page rows FAQPage JSON-LD

Frequently Asked Questions

Short answers generated only from the same visible source-linked rows on this page.

What is Propionic Acid used for in pharmaceutical contexts?

Propionic Acid (CAS 79-09-4) is rendered as a pharmaceutical compound from the matched source rows; no DailyMed product-name rows are present in this page query.

What are the known adverse events for Propionic Acid?

Propionic Acid has 149 DrugCentral/FAERS adverse event associations. Rendered reaction terms include Abdominal pain, Anxiety, Arthralgia, Arthropathy, Asthenia. Signal rows are source-linked records and should not be read as incidence rates or causality conclusions.

Is Propionic Acid also used in cosmetics?

Yes. The ingredients table has a same-CAS cosmetic profile for Propionic Acid with EU status "permitted".

What clinical phase is Propionic Acid in?

Propionic Acid is rendered with ChEMBL max phase 2.