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    Glossary Phenol

    toxic compound used as disinfectant, derived from benzene

    Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, is a toxic, white crystalline solid that is commonly used as a disinfectant and antiseptic. It has a chemical structure consisting of a hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to a benzene ring, making it an important precursor in the production of various industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

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    1. Sulfation of minoxidil by human liver phenol sulfotransferase Biochemical Pharmacology · 1990 · 68 citations
    2. Effect of bioclimatic area and season on phenolics and antioxidant activities of rosemary (<i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> L.) leaves Journal of Essential Oil Research · 2019 · 23 citations
    3. Combinatorial Biosynthesis of Sulfated Benzenediol Lactones with a Phenolic Sulfotransferase from Fusarium graminearum PH-1 mSphere · 2020 · 22 citations
    4. Phenolsulphotransferase: localization in kidney during human embryonic and fetal development Histochemical Journal · 1994 · 18 citations
    5. Contact dermatitis to phenol‐formaldehyde resin in two plywood factory workers Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2002 · 15 citations
    6. PHENOLIC COMPOUND CONTENT, ANTIOXIDANT AND RADICAL-SCAVENGING PROPERTIES OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS FROM THE SEED COAT OF CERTAIN THAI TAMARIND CULTIVARS Journal of Food Biochemistry · 2010 · 10 citations
    7. Extraction of phenolic compounds and evaluation of the antioxidant and phenolic compounds of onion (Allium cepa L.) Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry · 2019 · 1 citations
    8. Phenol in dermatology: updated evidence on efficacy and safety Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2025
    9. HPLC-ESI-MSn characterization of phenolic compounds, terpenoid saponins, and other minor compounds in Bituminaria bituminosa Industrial Crops and Products · 2015 · 76 citations
    10. Cloning of the human phenol sulfotransferase gene family: three genes implicated in the metabolism of catecholamines, thyroid hormones and drugs Chemico-Biological Interactions · 1998 · 26 citations
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