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Urea

Catalog No. DB03904 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 57-13-6 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
urea
IUPAC Traditional name
urea

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 1176
PubChem SID 46508687
CAS Number 57-13-6

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description A compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the principal end product of protein catabolism and constitutes about one half of the total urinary solids. [PubChem]
Indication

  • 10% hydrate skin

  • 15% accelerate fibrin degradation

  • 20-30% are antipruritic, break down keratin, decrease the thickness of the stratum corneum and are used in scaling conditions such as ichthysosis

  • 40% are proteolytic and may be used to dissolve and peel dystrophic nails



[Patient Self Care, 2010]
Pharmacology As a humectant, urea draws water into the striatum corneum.
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