Qualifier in English: | chemical synthesis |
Qualifier in Spanish: | síntesis química |
Qualifier in Portuguese: | síntese química |
Qualifier in French: | synthèse chimique |
Scope note: | Used for the chemical preparation of molecules in vitro. For the formation of chemical substances in organisms, living cells, or subcellular fractions, "biosynthesis" is used. |
Annotation: | subhead only; for chemical preparation or production of substances in vitro only, in laboratories or industry; not for formation of substances in living tissue ( = /biosynthesis); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.13; DF: /chem syn or /CS |
Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/CS or CS (SH) or SUBS APPLY CS |
History Note: | 68; used with Category D 1968 forward |
Entry Version: |
CHEM SYN |
Abbreviation: | CS |
DeCS UI: | 22065 |
Descriptor UI: | Q000138 |
Date Established: | 1968/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
Revision Date: | 2003/07/22 |
chemical synthesis
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0030321 |
Scope note | Used for the chemical preparation of molecules in vitro. For the formation of chemical substances in organisms, living cells, or subcellular fractions, "biosynthesis" is used. |
Preferred term | chemical synthesis |
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