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Descriptor English: Trifluoroethanol
Descriptor Spanish: Trifluoroetanol
Descriptor trifluoroetanol
Entry term(s) alcohol trifluoretílico
Scope note: Codisolvente no acuoso que sirve como herramienta para el estudio del plegamiento de las proteínas. También se utiliza en varias aplicaciones farmacéuticas, químicas y de ingeniería.
Descriptor Portuguese: Trifluoretanol
Descriptor French: Trifluoroéthanol
Entry term(s): 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol
Alcohol, Trifluoroethyl
Trifluoroethyl Alcohol
Tree number(s): D02.033.375.880
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014270
Scope note: A non-aqueous co-solvent that serves as tool to study protein folding. It is also used in various pharmaceutical, chemical and engineering applications.
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
Registry Number: 75-89-8
CAS Type 1 Name: Ethanol, 2,2,2-trifluoro-
Previous Indexing: Alcohol, Ethyl (1972-1974)
Fluorine (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ALCOHOL, ETHYL 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ALCOHOL, ETHYL 1975-90
DeCS ID: 14669
Unique ID: D014270
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/27
Revision Date: 2000/06/21
Trifluoroethanol - Preferred
Concept UI M0021959
Scope note A non-aqueous co-solvent that serves as tool to study protein folding. It is also used in various pharmaceutical, chemical and engineering applications.
Preferred term Trifluoroethanol
Entry term(s) 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol
Alcohol, Trifluoroethyl
Trifluoroethyl Alcohol



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