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Descriptor English: Pentachlorophenol
Descriptor Spanish: Pentaclorofenol
Descriptor pentaclorofenol
Scope note: Insecticida y herbicida que se ha utilizado también como preservativo para la madera. El pentaclorofenol es un contaminante ambiental ampliamente distribuído. El envenenamiento crónico y agudo por pentaclorofenol constituye una preocupación médica. Se está explorando de modo activo la gama de acciones biológicas, pero es claramente un potente inhibidor enzimático y ha sido utilizado como herramienta experimental.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pentaclorofenol
Descriptor French: Pentachlorophénol
Entry term(s): Pentachlorophenate, Sodium
Sodium Pentachlorophenate
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.657.190.633
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010416
Scope note: An insecticide and herbicide that has also been used as a wood preservative. Pentachlorphenol is a widespread environmental pollutant. Both chronic and acute pentachlorophenol poisoning are medical concerns. The range of its biological actions is still being actively explored, but it is clearly a potent enzyme inhibitor and has been used as such as an experimental tool.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Environmental Pollutants
Enzyme Inhibitors
Herbicides
Insecticides
Pesticides
Poisons
Uncoupling Agents
Registry Number: D9BSU0SE4T
CAS Type 1 Name: Phenol, pentachloro-
Previous Indexing: Herbicides (1966-1970)
Phenols (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CHLOROPHENOLS 1977-90; was see under PHENOLS 1971-76
History Note: 91(71); was see under CHLOROPHENOLS 1977-90; was see under PHENOLS 1971-76
DeCS ID: 10609
Unique ID: D010416
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Pentachlorophenol - Preferred
Concept UI M0016164
Scope note An insecticide and herbicide that has also been used as a wood preservative. Pentachlorphenol is a widespread environmental pollutant. Both chronic and acute pentachlorophenol poisoning are medical concerns. The range of its biological actions is still being actively explored, but it is clearly a potent enzyme inhibitor and has been used as such as an experimental tool.
Preferred term Pentachlorophenol
Sodium Pentachlorophenate - Narrower
Concept UI M0016165
Preferred term Sodium Pentachlorophenate
Entry term(s) Pentachlorophenate, Sodium



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