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Descriptor English: Tetranitromethane
Descriptor Spanish: Tetranitrometano
Descriptor tetranitrometano
Scope note: Oxidante corrosivo, explosivo; aditivo de combustibles para diesel y cohetes; causa irritación en la piel y los pulmones; propuesto como gas de guerra. Es un reactivo útil para estudiar la modificación de aminoácidos específicos, sobre todo residuos de tirosina en proteínas. Ha sido también utilizado para estudiar la formación de carbaniones y para detectar la presencia de enlaces dobles en compuestos orgánicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tetranitrometano
Descriptor French: Tétranitro-méthane
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.146.571.850
D02.455.326.146.672.800
D02.640.720.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013774
Scope note: Corrosive oxidant, explosive; additive to diesel and rocket fuels; causes skin and lung irritation; proposed war gas. A useful reagent for studying the modification of specific amino acids, particularly tyrosine residues in proteins. Has also been used for studying carbanion formation and for detecting the presence of double bonds in organic compounds.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Chemical Warfare Agents
Indicators and Reagents
Oxidants
Explosive Agents
Registry Number: K1G7CKU98F
CAS Type 1 Name: Methane, tetranitro-
Previous Indexing: Methane (1972-1974)
Nitro Compounds (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under METHANE 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under METHANE 1975-90
DeCS ID: 14153
Unique ID: D013774
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Tetranitromethane - Preferred
Concept UI M0021247
Scope note Corrosive oxidant, explosive; additive to diesel and rocket fuels; causes skin and lung irritation; proposed war gas. A useful reagent for studying the modification of specific amino acids, particularly tyrosine residues in proteins. Has also been used for studying carbanion formation and for detecting the presence of double bonds in organic compounds.
Preferred term Tetranitromethane



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