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{{short description|Chemical compound}}
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| OtherNames = {{ubl
| Heptyl ''p''-hydroxybenzoate;
| Heptyl paraben;
| Heptylparaben;
| Nipaheptyl;
| ''n''-Heptyl 4-hydroxybenzoate;
| ''n''-Heptyl ''p''-hydroxybenzoate;
| Heptyl ''para''-hydroxybenzoate;
| E209
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| CASNo = 1085-12-7
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'''Heptylparaben''' (heptyl ''p''-hydroxybenzoate) is a [[Compound (chemistry)|compound]] with formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>15</sub>(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OHCOO). It is a [[paraben]] which is the [[heptyl]] [[ester]] of [[P-Hydroxybenzoic acid|''p''-hydroxybenzoic acid]].
Heptylparaben has also been found to be produced in some microorganisms including ''[[Microbulbifer]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1128/AEM.00494-06 | pmid = 16885309 | title = Discovery of a Marine Bacterium Producing 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Its Alkyl Esters, Parabens | journal = Applied and Environmental Microbiology | volume = 72 | issue = 8 | pages = 5556 | year = 2006 | last1 = Peng | first1 = X | last2 = Adachi | first2 = K | last3 = Chen | first3 = C | last4 = Kasai | first4 = H | last5 = Kanoh | first5 = K | last6 = Shizuri | first6 = Y | last7 = Misawa | first7 = N | pmc = 1538717 }}</ref>
As a food additive it has [[E number]] E209, and is used as a preservative.
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