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Descriptor English: Tetrazolium Salts
Descriptor Spanish: Sales de Tetrazolio
Descriptor sales de tetrazolio
Entry term(s) sal de tetrazolio
Scope note: Sales cuaternarias derivadas de los tetrazoles. Se utilizan en analítica para distinguir entre azúcares reductores y aldehídos simples, para la detección de deshidrogenasa en tejidos, células y bacterias, para la determinación de corticosteroides y en la fotografía en color.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sais de Tetrazólio
Descriptor French: Sels de tétrazolium
Entry term(s): Salt, Tetrazolium
Salts, Tetrazolium
Tetrazolium Salt
Tree number(s): D03.383.129.617.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013778
Scope note: Quaternary salts derived from tetrazoles. They are used in tests to distinguish between reducing sugars and simple aldehydes, for detection of dehydrogenase in tissues, cells, and bacteria, for determination of corticosteroids, and in color photography. (From Mall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed, p455)
Allowable Qualifiers: 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: Indicators and Reagents
DeCS ID: 14157
Unique ID: D013778
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Tetrazolium Salts - Preferred
Concept UI M0021254
Scope note Quaternary salts derived from tetrazoles. They are used in tests to distinguish between reducing sugars and simple aldehydes, for detection of dehydrogenase in tissues, cells, and bacteria, for determination of corticosteroids, and in color photography. (From Mall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed, p455)
Preferred term Tetrazolium Salts
Entry term(s) Salt, Tetrazolium
Salts, Tetrazolium
Tetrazolium Salt



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