| Qualifier English: | chemical synthesis | ||||
| Qualifier Spanish: | síntesis química 
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| Qualifier Portuguese: | síntese química | ||||
| Qualifier French: | synthèse chimique | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000138 | ||||
| Scope note: | Used for the chemical preparation of molecules in vitro. For the formation of chemical substances in organisms, living cells, or subcellular fractions, "biosynthesis" is used. | ||||
| Annotation: | subhead only; for chemical preparation or production of substances in vitro only, in laboratories or industry; not for formation of substances in living tissue ( = /biosynthesis); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.13; DF: /chem syn or /CS | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/CS or CS (SH) or SUBS APPLY CS | ||||
| History Note: | 68; used with Category D 1968 forward | ||||
| Entry Version: | CHEM SYN | ||||
| Abbreviation: | CS | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22065 | ||||
| Unique ID: | Q000138 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/22 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | M0030321 | 
| Scope note | Used for the chemical preparation of molecules in vitro. For the formation of chemical substances in organisms, living cells, or subcellular fractions, "biosynthesis" is used. | 
| Preferred term | chemical synthesis | 
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