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Descriptor English: Ethanolamine
Descriptor Spanish: Etanolamina
Descriptor etanolamina
Entry term(s) 2-aminoetanol
Scope note: Alcohol aminado viscoso, higroscópico, con olor amoniacal. Se distribuye ampliamente en los tejidos biológicos y es un componente de la lecitina. Se utiliza como surfactante, reactivo fluorimétrico y para separar CO2 y H2S del gas natural y de otros gases.
Descriptor Portuguese: Etanolamina
Descriptor French: Éthanolamine
Entry term(s): 2 Aminoethanol
2-Aminoethanol
Colamine
Monoethanolamine
Tree number(s): D02.033.100.291.375
D02.033.375.291.375
D02.092.063.291.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019856
Scope note: A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
Annotation: ETHANOLAMINES also available
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:Ethanolamines
Registry Number: 5KV86114PT
Previous Indexing: Ethanolamines (1973-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; ETHANOLAMINE was indexed under ETHANOLAMINES 1973-97
History Note: 98; use ETHANOLAMINE (NM) 1980-97
DeCS ID: 33373
Unique ID: D019856
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Ethanolamine - Preferred
Concept UI M0029475
Scope note A viscous, hygroscopic amino alcohol with an ammoniacal odor. It is widely distributed in biological tissue and is a component of lecithin. It is used as a surfactant, fluorimetric reagent, and to remove CO2 and H2S from natural gas and other gases.
Preferred term Ethanolamine
Entry term(s) 2 Aminoethanol
2-Aminoethanol
Colamine
Monoethanolamine



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