4031 Methylparaben Methylparaben is found in alcoholic beverages. Methylparaben is an antimicrobial agent, preservative, flavouring agent. Methylparaben is a constituent of cloudberry, yellow passion fruit, white wine, botrytised wine and Bourbon vanilla. Methylparaben has been shown to exhibit anti-microbial function Methylparaben belongs to the family of Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives. These are compounds containing an hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxylic acid. (A3204). 99-76-3 7456 C8H8O3 White powder. 131°C 2.5 mg/mL at 25°C No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). Methylparaben is found in alcoholic beverages. 2014-08-29T04:48:27Z 2026-04-14T19:42:26Z 31835 DB14212 MPB true COC(=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1 C8H8O3 InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-2-4-7(9)5-3-6/h2-5,9H,1H3 LXCFILQKKLGQFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 152.1473 152.047344122 Exogenous Solid 1.96 HMDB32572 CHEMBL325372 7176 CHEM002937 DTXSID4022529 NS00001849 methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate