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Descriptor English: Hydrogen Peroxide
Descriptor Spanish: Peróxido de Hidrógeno
Descriptor peróxido de hidrógeno
Scope note: Agente fuertemente oxidante utilizado en soluciones acuosas como agente de maduración, blanqueador y desinfectante tópico. Es relativamente inestable y sus soluciones se deterioran con el tiempo a menos que sean estabilizadas añadiéndoles acetanilida u otro material orgánico similar.
Descriptor Portuguese: Peróxido de Hidrogênio
Descriptor French: Peroxyde d'hydrogène
Entry term(s): Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
Hydroperoxide
Oxydol
Perhydrol
Peroxide, Hydrogen
Superoxol
Tree number(s): D01.248.497.158.685.750.424
D01.339.431.374.424
D01.650.550.750.400
D02.389.338.253
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006861
Scope note: A strong oxidizing agent used in aqueous solution as a ripening agent, bleach, and topical anti-infective. It is relatively unstable and solutions deteriorate over time unless stabilized by the addition of acetanilide or similar organic materials.
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:Peroxides
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Oxidants
Registry Number: BBX060AN9V
CAS Type 1 Name: Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
DeCS ID: 7015
Unique ID: D006861
NLM Classification: QV 229
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Hydrogen Peroxide - Preferred
Concept UI M0010718
Scope note A strong oxidizing agent used in aqueous solution as a ripening agent, bleach, and topical anti-infective. It is relatively unstable and solutions deteriorate over time unless stabilized by the addition of acetanilide or similar organic materials.
Preferred term Hydrogen Peroxide
Entry term(s) Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
Hydroperoxide
Peroxide, Hydrogen
Superoxol - Narrower
Concept UI M0010720
Preferred term Superoxol
Oxydol - Narrower
Concept UI M0384294
Preferred term Oxydol
Perhydrol - Narrower
Concept UI M0010719
Preferred term Perhydrol



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