| Descriptor English: | Quaternary Ammonium Compounds |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Compuestos de Amonio Cuaternario |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Compostos de Amônio Quaternário |
| Descriptor French: | Composés d'ammonium quaternaire |
| Entry term(s): |
Ammonium Compound, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Quaternary Compound, Quaternary Ammonium Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
| Tree number(s): |
D01.625.062.500 D02.092.877 D02.675.276 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000644 |
| Scope note: | Derivatives of ammonium compounds, NH4+ Y-, in which all four of the hydrogens bonded to nitrogen have been replaced with hydrocarbyl groups. These are distinguished from IMINES which are RN=CR2. |
| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics |
| 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 |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2006; see AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS 1963-2005 |
| History Note: | 2006(1963) |
| Entry Version: | QUATERNARY AMMONIUM CPDS |
| Related: |
Pyridinium Compounds
MeSH Quinolinium Compounds MeSH |
| DeCS ID: | 659 |
| Unique ID: | D000644 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2006/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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| Concept UI |
M0474216 |
| Scope note | Derivatives of ammonium compounds, NH4+ Y-, in which all four of the hydrogens bonded to nitrogen have been replaced with hydrocarbyl groups. These are distinguished from IMINES which are RN=CR2. |
| Preferred term | Quaternary Ammonium Compounds |
| Entry term(s) |
Ammonium Compound, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Quaternary Compound, Quaternary Ammonium Quaternary Ammonium Compound |
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