Hexamethyl Pararosaniline

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Hexamethyl Pararosaniline

Description of the Drug

Gentian Violet is an antiseptic violet dye used to prevent various infections, including fungal and bacterial infections.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00406

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Savage Laboratories Inc Div Altana Inc, Key Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Schering Plough Corp

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
DNA NUCLEIC-ACID INHIBITOR CHEMBL2364041

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL94116
PharmGKB PA449755
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014550
DrugBank DB00406
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14828926 14755472
PubChem 3468
Mcule MCULE-8035197748
NMRShiftDB 20053295 30095504
Nikkaji J1.850C J301.872E
PDBe CVI
BindingDB 50052802
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID10873000
DrugCentral 4138
rxnorm GENTIAN VIOLET GENTIAN VIOLET CATION
ChEBI 77181
ZINC ZINC000013763987