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Descriptor English: Escin
Descriptor Spanish: Escina
Descriptor escina
Scope note: Saponinas triterpénicas pentacíclicas biosintetizadas a partir de la protoescigenina y el barringtogenol, que se encuentran en las semillas de AESCULUS. Inhibe la formación de edemas y disminuye la fragilidad vascular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Escina
Descriptor French: Aescine
Entry term(s): Aescin
Aescusan
Escina
Eskuzan
Fepalitan
Feparil
Flebostasin
Opino
Reparil
beta Aescin
beta Escin
beta-Aescin
beta-Escin
opino biomo
opino-biomo
opinobiomo
Tree number(s): D02.455.849.919.530.333
D09.408.782.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004928
Scope note: Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Cardiovascular Agents
Registry Number: 6805-41-0
Previous Indexing: Glycosides (1971-1974)
Saponins (1971-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 5018
Unique ID: D004928
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/07/05
Escin - Preferred
Concept UI M0007735
Scope note Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.
Preferred term Escin
Entry term(s) Aescin
Escina
Eskuzan
Reparil - Narrower
Concept UI M0362054
Preferred term Reparil
Entry term(s) Fepalitan
Feparil
Flebostasin - Narrower
Concept UI M0485323
Preferred term Flebostasin
Opino - Narrower
Concept UI M0485324
Preferred term Opino
Entry term(s) opino biomo
opino-biomo
opinobiomo
Aescusan - Narrower
Concept UI M0362055
Preferred term Aescusan
beta-Escin - Narrower
Concept UI M0007734
Preferred term beta-Escin
Entry term(s) beta Aescin
beta Escin
beta-Aescin



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