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Descriptor English: Muramic Acids
Descriptor Spanish: Ácidos Murámicos
Descriptor ácidos murámicos
Scope note: Compuestos que constan de glucosamina y lactato unidos por un enlace éter. Se dan de modo natural en forma de reivados N- acetilo en el peptidoglicano, el polisacárido característico que compone las pareces de las células bacterianas. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácidos Murâmicos
Descriptor French: Acides muramiques
Entry term(s): Acid, Muramic
Acids, Muramic
Muramic Acid
Tree number(s): D02.241.081.844.520
D02.241.511.902.522
D09.067.550
D09.811.522
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009112
Scope note: Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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
Previous Indexing: Amino Sugars (1966-1970)
Disaccharides (1971-1972)
Glucosamine (1966-1972)
Hexosamines (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SUGAR ACIDS 1975-90; was MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (Prov)
Online Note: use MURAMIC ACIDS to search MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (as Prov)
History Note: 91(75); was see under SUGAR ACIDS 1975-90; was MURAMIC ACID 1973-74 (Prov)
DeCS ID: 9303
Unique ID: D009112
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Muramic Acids - Preferred
Concept UI M0014212
Scope note Compounds consisting of glucosamine and lactate joined by an ether linkage. They occur naturally as N-acetyl derivatives in peptidoglycan, the characteristic polysaccharide composing bacterial cell walls. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Preferred term Muramic Acids
Entry term(s) Acids, Muramic
Muramic Acid - Narrower
Concept UI M0014211
Preferred term Muramic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, Muramic



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