Descriptor in English: | Cellulose |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Celulosa |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Celulose |
Descriptor in French: | Cellulose |
Entry term(s): |
Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic Alphacel Avicel Heweten Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid Rayophane Sulfite Cellulose alpha Cellulose alpha-Cellulose |
Tree number(s): |
D05.750.078.562.180 D09.698.365.180 D25.720.099.500 J01.637.051.720.099.500 SP4.097.036.614 |
Scope note: | A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics GE genetics 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 UL ultrastructure UR urine |
See also the descriptors: |
Cellophane
MeSH Paper MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 2516 |
Descriptor UI: | D002482 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2006/07/05 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Macromolecular Substances [D05]Macromolecular Substances -
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Carbohydrates [D09]Carbohydrates -
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]Biomedical and Dental Materials -
TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]Technology, Industry, and Agriculture -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Cellulose
- Preferred
Rayophane
- Narrower
Avicel
- Narrower
Heweten
- Narrower
Sulfite Cellulose
- Narrower
Alphacel
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0003790 |
Scope note | A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations. |
Preferred term | Cellulose |
Entry term(s) |
Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid alpha Cellulose alpha-Cellulose |
Concept UI |
M0372317 |
Preferred term | Rayophane |
Concept UI |
M0372319 |
Preferred term | Avicel |
Concept UI |
M0372318 |
Preferred term | Heweten |
Concept UI |
M0376270 |
Preferred term | Sulfite Cellulose |
Concept UI |
M0372320 |
Preferred term | Alphacel |
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