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Descriptor English: Butylene Glycols
Descriptor Spanish: Butileno Glicoles
Descriptor butilenglicoles
Entry term(s) butanodioles
dihidroxibutano
Scope note: Hidrocarburos alifáticos de cadena lineal, con 4 carbonos, sustotuidos con dos grupos hidroxilo. Los grupos hidroxilo no pueden estar en el mismo átomo de carbono.
Descriptor Portuguese: Butileno Glicóis
Descriptor French: Butylène glycols
Entry term(s): Butanediols
Dihydroxybutanes
Glycols, Butylene
Tree number(s): D02.033.455.125
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002072
Scope note: 4-carbon straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons substituted with two hydroxyl groups. The hydroxyl groups cannot be on the same carbon atom.
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
Previous Indexing: Glycols (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see BUTANEDIOLS 1975-97
History Note: 98(75)
DeCS ID: 2104
Unique ID: D002072
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Butylene Glycols - Preferred
Concept UI M0003086
Scope note 4-carbon straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons substituted with two hydroxyl groups. The hydroxyl groups cannot be on the same carbon atom.
Preferred term Butylene Glycols
Entry term(s) Butanediols
Dihydroxybutanes
Glycols, Butylene



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