| Descriptor English: | Lactones | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Lactonas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Lactonas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Lactones | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Lactone |
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| Tree number(s): |
D02.540 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007783 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure. Large cyclic lactones of over a dozen atoms are MACROLIDES. |
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| Annotation: | pyran-2-ones: index PYRONES + LACTONES but BENZOPYRAN-2-ONES is available; for cyclic lactones over 12 atoms consider MACROLIDES |
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| 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 |
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| DeCS ID: | 7960 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007783 | ||||||
| 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: | 2020/05/27 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
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Lactones
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| Concept UI |
M0012175 |
| Scope note | Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure. Large cyclic lactones of over a dozen atoms are MACROLIDES. |
| Preferred term | Lactones |
| Entry term(s) |
Lactone |
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