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Descriptor English: 2,4-Dinitrophenol
Descriptor Spanish: 2,4-Dinitrofenol
Descriptor 2,4-dinitrofenol
Entry term(s) 2,4-DNP
Scope note: Colorante tóxico, relacionado químicamente con el trinitrofenol (ácido pícrico), utilizado en estudios bioquímicos de los procesos oxidativos en los que desacopla la fosforilación oxidativa. Se utiliza también como estimulante metabólico. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: 2,4-Dinitrofenol
Descriptor French: 2,4-Dinitro-phénol
Entry term(s): 2,4 Dinitrophenol
2,4-DNP
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.657.566.304.500
D02.640.743.304.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019297
Scope note: A toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed)
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
Pharm Action: Coloring Agents
Uncoupling Agents
Registry Number: Q13SKS21MN
Previous Indexing: Dinitrophenols (1980-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; 2,4-DINITROPHENOL was indexed under DINITROPHENOLS 1980-96
Online Note: use 2,4-DINITROPHENOL (NM) to search 2,4-DINITROPHENOL 1980-96
History Note: 97; was 2,4-DINITROPHENOL (NM) 1980-96
DeCS ID: 32987
Unique ID: D019297
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Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
2,4-Dinitrophenol - Preferred
Concept UI M0028729
Scope note A toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Preferred term 2,4-Dinitrophenol
Entry term(s) 2,4 Dinitrophenol
2,4-DNP



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