Methyl Paraben Sodium
Chemical Formula: C8H8O3
CAS No. 99-76-3
Molecular Weight 152.15
Description:
Methyl paraben serves as a pheromone for a variety of insects and is a component of queen mandibular pheromone. Some plants produce methyl paraben, example thale cress.
Methyl paraben is an anti-fungal agent often used in a variety of cosmetics and personal-care products. It is also used as a food preservative and has the E number E218.
Methyl paraben is commonly used as a fungicide in Drosophila food media. To Drosophila, methyl paraben is toxic at higher concentrations, has an estrogenic effect, and slows the growth rate in the larval and pupal stages at lower concentrations.