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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 13226

HYDROXYECTOIN

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:165542-15-4
EC:442-870-8
Ingredient index records:
HYDROXYECTOIN
Cosmetic functions: BUFFERING, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

(4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid

1 matched or reported name
HYDROXYECTOIN

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name HYDROXYECTOIN.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 165542-15-4
CAS 165542-15-4PubChem CID 12011795

5-Hydroxyectoine

5-hydroxyectoine is a carboxamidine heterocycle which is obtained by formal condensation of 4-amino-L-allothreonine with acetic acid. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a carboxamidine, a secondary alcohol and a member of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-hydroxyectoinate. It is a tautomer of a 5-hydroxyectoine zwitterion. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
(5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-6-carboxylic acid
Molecular formula
C6H10N2O3
Molecular weight
158.16 g/mol
Exact mass
158.06914219 Da
XLogP3
-1.2
Topological polar surface area
81.9 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
3
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
2

Also known as

(4S,5S)-5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acidCHEBI:49432RefChem:789461(4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-3-ium-4-carboxylate(5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-ium-6-carboxylateHydroxyectoinHydroxyectoinebeta-hydroxyectoine
16 more reported names
Thp(A)4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-, (4S,5S)-Ronacare hydroxyectoinCIJ7YN252E(S,S)-.BETA.-HYDROXYECTOINE(4S,5S)-2-methyl-4-carboxy-5-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine(S,S)-1,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid4-Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-, (S-(R*,R*))-Hydroxyectoine, primary pharmaceutical reference standard(4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid(S,S)-2-methyl-5-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acidUNII-CIJ7YN252E(S,S)-beta-HydroxyectoineHydroxy ectoinePyrosHydroxy ection
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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