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Descriptor English: Plasmids
Descriptor Spanish: Plásmidos
Descriptor plásmidos
Entry term(s) episomas
Scope note: Moléculas de ADN CIRCULAR habitualmente, extracromosómicas que se autorreplican y son transferibles de un organismo a otro. Se encuentran en diversas especies de bacterias, arqueas, hongos y plantas. Se utilizan en INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA como VECTORES GENÉTICOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plasmídeos
Descriptor French: Plasmides
Entry term(s): Episome
Episomes
Plasmid
Tree number(s): G05.360.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010957
Scope note: Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Extrachromosomal Inheritance (1968-1974)
Genetics (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 78; was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77; EPISOMES was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77
Online Note: use PLASMIDS to search EPISOMES 1975-77
History Note: 78(75); was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77; EPISOMES was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77
Related: Extrachromosomal Inheritance MeSH
Genetic Vectors MeSH
DeCS ID: 11391
Unique ID: D010957
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Plasmids - Preferred
Concept UI M0016988
Scope note Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS.
Preferred term Plasmids
Entry term(s) Plasmid
Episomes - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0016987
Preferred term Episomes
Entry term(s) Episome



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