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Descriptor English: Thymol
Descriptor Spanish: Timol
Descriptor timol
Entry term(s) 2-isopropil-5-metilfenol
5-metil-2-(1-metiletil)-fenol
Scope note: Fenol que se obtiene de la esencia de tomillo o de otros aceites volátiles empleado como estabilizador en preparados farmacéuticos y como antiséptico (antibacteriano o antifúngico).
Descriptor Portuguese: Timol
Descriptor French: Thymol
Entry term(s): 2-Isopropyl-5-Methyl-Phenol
2-Isopropyl-5-Methylphenol
Apiguard
Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.657.963
D02.455.849.575.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013943
Scope note: A phenol obtained from thyme oil or other volatile oils used as a stabilizer in pharmaceutical preparations, and as an antiseptic (antibacterial or antifungal) agent.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
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
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Antifungal Agents
Registry Number: 3J50XA376E
CAS Type 1 Name: Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
DeCS ID: 14330
Unique ID: D013943
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/05
Thymol - Preferred
Concept UI M0021457
Scope note A phenol obtained from thyme oil or other volatile oils used as a stabilizer in pharmaceutical preparations, and as an antiseptic (antibacterial or antifungal) agent.
Preferred term Thymol
Entry term(s) 2-Isopropyl-5-Methyl-Phenol
2-Isopropyl-5-Methylphenol
Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
Apiguard - Narrower
Concept UI M0552750
Preferred term Apiguard



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