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Descriptor English: Succinic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido Succínico
Descriptor ácido succínico
Entry term(s) succinato
succinato de potasio
Scope note: Cristal incoloro, hidrosoluble, con sabor ácido, que se utiliza como intermediario químico, en medicina, en la fabricación de barnices y para hacer ésteres de perfumes. Se utilia también en alimentos como secuestrador, tampón y neutralizante. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p1099; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1851)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido Succínico
Descriptor French: Acide succinique
Entry term(s): 1,2 Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
1,4 Butanedioic Acid
1,4-Butanedioic Acid
Ammonium Succinate
Butanedioic Acid
Potassium Succinate
Succinate
Succinate, Ammonium
Succinate, Potassium
Tree number(s): D02.241.081.337.759.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019802
Scope note: A water-soluble, colorless crystal with an acid taste that is used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, the manufacture of lacquers, and to make perfume esters. It is also used in foods as a sequestrant, buffer, and a neutralizing agent. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p1099; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1851)
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:Succinates
Registry Number: AB6MNQ6J6L
Previous Indexing: Succinates (1981-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; SUCCINIC ACID was indexed under SUCCINATES 1981-97
History Note: 98; use SUCCINIC ACID (NM) 1981-97
DeCS ID: 33392
Unique ID: D019802
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Succinic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0029380
Scope note A water-soluble, colorless crystal with an acid taste that is used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, the manufacture of lacquers, and to make perfume esters. It is also used in foods as a sequestrant, buffer, and a neutralizing agent. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p1099; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1851)
Preferred term Succinic Acid
Entry term(s) 1,2 Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic Acid
1,4 Butanedioic Acid
1,4-Butanedioic Acid
Butanedioic Acid
Potassium Succinate - Narrower
Concept UI M0029382
Preferred term Potassium Succinate
Entry term(s) Succinate, Potassium
Succinate - Narrower
Concept UI M0029383
Preferred term Succinate
Ammonium Succinate - Narrower
Concept UI M0029381
Preferred term Ammonium Succinate
Entry term(s) Succinate, Ammonium



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