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Descriptor English: Palmitic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido Palmítico
Descriptor ácido palmítico
Entry term(s) ácido hexadecanoico
Scope note: Ácido graso saturado común que se encuentra en grasas y ceras como aceite de oliva, aceite de palmera y lípidos orgánicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido Palmítico
Descriptor French: Acide palmitique
Entry term(s): Acid, Hexadecanoic
Acid, Palmitic
Calcium Palmitate
Hexadecanoic Acid
Palmitate, Calcium
Palmitate, Sodium
Sodium Palmitate
Tree number(s): D10.251.694.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019308
Scope note: A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
Annotation: do not confuse with PALMITIC ACIDS
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
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Palmitic Acids
Pharm Action: Enzyme Inhibitors
Registry Number: 2V16EO95H1
Previous Indexing: Palmitic Acids (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; PALMITIC ACID was indexed under PALMITIC ACIDS 1981-96; HEXADECANOIC ACID was see PALMITIC ACIDS 1975-96
Online Note: use PALMITIC ACID (NM) to search PALMITIC ACIDS 1981-96; use PALMITIC ACIDS to search HEXADECANOIC ACID 1975-96
History Note: 97; was PALMITIC ACID (NM) 1981-96; HEXADECANOIC ACID was see PALMITIC ACIDS 1975-96
DeCS ID: 32974
Unique ID: D019308
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Palmitic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0028750
Scope note A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
Preferred term Palmitic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, Hexadecanoic
Acid, Palmitic
Hexadecanoic Acid
Sodium Palmitate - Narrower
Concept UI M0028752
Preferred term Sodium Palmitate
Entry term(s) Palmitate, Sodium
Calcium Palmitate - Narrower
Concept UI M0028751
Preferred term Calcium Palmitate
Entry term(s) Palmitate, Calcium



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