DeCS

Descriptor English:

Farnesol

Descriptor Spanish:

Farnesol

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	farnesol
Scope note:	Líquido incoloro extraído de aceites de plantas como citronela, naranjo amargo, ciclamen y tuberosas. Es un paso intermedio en la síntesis biológica del colesterol a partir del ácido mevalónico, en vertebrados. Tiene un olor delicado y se utiliza en perfumería (Adaptación del original: McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Farneseno Álcool

Descriptor French:

Farnésol

Tree number(s):

D02.033.415.400
D02.455.849.765.424
D10.289.400

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005204

Scope note:

A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Registry Number:

4602-84-0

CAS Type 1 Name:

2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-

DeCS ID:

5308

Unique ID:

D005204

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Date Established:

1968/01/01