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Descriptor English: Chitosan
Descriptor Spanish: Quitosano
Descriptor quitosano
Entry term(s) chitosán
quitosan
quitosana
Scope note: QUITINA desacetilada, un polisacárido lineal de beta-1,4-D-glucosamina desacetilada. Se utiliza en HIDROGEL y para el tratamiento de las HERIDAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Quitosana
Descriptor French: Chitosane
Entry term(s): Poliglusam
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.139.500
D09.698.211.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048271
Scope note: Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.
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: Anticholesteremic Agents
Biocompatible Materials
Chelating Agents
Hemostatics
Registry Number: 9012-76-4
Previous Indexing: Chitin/analogs & derivatives (1975-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; CHITOSAN was indexed under CHITIN 2001-2004
History Note: 2005(2004)
DeCS ID: 38686
Unique ID: D048271
NLM Classification: QU 83
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/08
Chitosan - Preferred
Concept UI M0049825
Scope note Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.
Preferred term Chitosan
Entry term(s) Poliglusam



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