| Descriptor English: | Pyrrolidinones | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Pirrolidinonas                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pirrolidinonas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Pyrrolidones | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Pyrrolidinone Pyrrolidone Pyrrolidones  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D03.383.773.812 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011760 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A group of compounds that are derivatives of oxo-pyrrolidines. A member of this group is 2-oxo pyrrolidine, which is an intermediate in the manufacture of polyvinylpyrrolidone. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) | 
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| Annotation: | pyrrolidinediones = SUCCINIMIDES; do not confuse with PYRROLIDINES | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        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  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68; was PYRROLIDONES 1963-67 | 
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| Online Note: | use PYRROLIDINONES to search PYRROLIDONES 1966-67 | 
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| History Note: | 68; was PYRROLIDONES 1963-67 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 12197 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011760 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]Heterocyclic Compounds 
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| Scope note | A group of compounds that are derivatives of oxo-pyrrolidines. A member of this group is 2-oxo pyrrolidine, which is an intermediate in the manufacture of polyvinylpyrrolidone. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) | 
| Preferred term | Pyrrolidinones | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Pyrrolidinone                                                 Pyrrolidone Pyrrolidones  | 
                                
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