| Descriptor English: | Ethanolamine |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Etanolamina |
| 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
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| 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 |
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Ethanolamine
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| 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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