Term Name: docosan-1-ol
Synonyms: 1-docosanol, Abreva, behenic alcohol, behenyl alcohol, docosan-1-ol, docosanol, docosyl alcohol, n-docosanol, Tadenan
Definition: A long-chain primary fatty alcohol that is docosane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It is a non-prescription medicine approved by the FDA to shorten healing time of cold sores.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:31000]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: docosanol long-chain primary fatty alcohol
has_role: antiviral drug plant metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 20-methyldocosan-1-ol