Official EU label nameGlossary entry 16630

METHYLGLUCAMINE

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.

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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.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:6284-40-8

EC:228-506-9

Ingredient index records:

METHYLGLUCAMINE

Cosmetic functions: HAIR CONDITIONING

D-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-

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2 matched or reported names

METHYLGLUCAMINEMeglumine [INN:BAN:JAN]

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 6284-40-8

CAS 6284-40-8PubChem CID 8567

N-Methyl-D-glucamine

N-methylglucamine is a hexosamine that is D-glucitol in which the hydroxy group at position 1 is substituted by the nitrogen of a methylamino group. A crystalline base, it is used in preparing salts of certain acids for use as diagnostic radiopaque media, while its antimonate is used as an antiprotozoal in the treatment of leishmaniasis. It is a hexosamine and a secondary amino compound. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(methylamino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol

Molecular formula: C7H17NO5
Molecular weight: 195.21 g/mol
Exact mass: 195.11067264 Da
XLogP3: -2.8
Topological polar surface area: 113.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 6
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 6
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 4

Also known as

meglumineN-MethylsorbitylamineD-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-Megluminum1-Deoxy-1-methylaminosorbitolMethylglucamineN-Methyl-D(-)-glucamined(-)-n-methylglucamine

16 more reported names

6HG8UB2MUY1-deoxy-1-methylamino-d-glucitolD-(-)-N-MethylglucamineNSC-7391NSC-52907CHEBI:59732NSC7391antimoniate de mAglumineRefChem:389110GlyTouCan:G20950LNP01CB01228-506-9N-MethylglucamineMeglumin1-Deoxy-1-(methylamino)-D-glucitolMeglumina

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:59732
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200570
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0023244
PubMed:32001221
PubMed:23112988
PubMed:23025048
PubMed:22929836
PubMed:22925844
PubMed:22884926
PubMed:22827255
PubMed:22701453
PubMed:22690941
PubMed:22675453
PubMed:22666092
PubMed:22665619

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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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