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policosanol MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
policosanol
Unique ID
C080710
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C080710
Pharm Action
Anticholesteremic Agents
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Registry Numbers
142583-61-7
Heading Mapped to
*Fatty Alcohols
Frequency
213
Note
aliphatic primary fatty alcohols 24-34 carbons long extracted from sugarcane (SACCHARUM) and SORGHUM, including 1-octacosanol (C28, 63%), 1-triacontanol (C30, 12.6%), hexacosanol (6.2%), 1-tetracosanol, 1-heptacosanol, 1-nonacosanol, 1-dotriacontanol, 1-tetratriacontanol
Source
Thromb Res 1993 Feb 1;69(3):321-7
Date of Entry
1993/05/13
Revision Date
2005/03/23
policosanol Preferred
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