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Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) is a freely available dictionary of molecular entities focused on ‘small’ chemical compounds.
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Parentage of CHEBI:172949 'antimicrobial cosmetic preservative' #4319

Closed paola-scibite closed 1 year ago

paola-scibite commented 1 year ago

Hi,

CHEBI:172949 'antimicrobial cosmetic preservative' ("An antimicrobial agent that is added to cosmetic formulations to maintain the microbiological safety of the products by inhibiting the growth of fungi or bacteria.") is currently a subclass of both 'antimicrobial agent' and 'cosmetic'. But the latter is defined as "The role played by a substance in enhancing the appearance or odour of the human body; a name given to the substance itself or to a component of it." The "component" bit is a little ambiguous, but the antimicrobial substance itself does not have a cosmetic role. Should the link be removed?

Thank you, and kind regards,

Paola

amalik01 commented 1 year ago

Yes, i think you're right - The link to cosmetic has now been removed. Thanks