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MeSH Heading: Acetoin
Tree Number(s): D02.522.296.100
Unique ID: D000093
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000093
Scope Note: A product of fermentation. It is a component of the butanediol cycle in microorganisms. In mammals it is oxidized to carbon dioxide.
Entry Term(s): 3-hydroxy-2-butanone; 3H-2B butanone; Acetylmethylcarbinol
Related Numbers: 513-86-0
CAS Type 1 Name: 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy-
Previous Indexing: Alcohols, Butyl (1972-1974); Butanones (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; 3-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE was indexed under ACETOIN 2008, & under BUTANONES 2007
History Note: 1991(1975)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0000137
Related Numbers: 513-86-0
Scope Note: A product of fermentation. It is a component of the butanediol cycle in microorganisms. In mammals it is oxidized to carbon dioxide.
Terms: Acetoin Preferred Term
Term UI T000245
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Acetylmethylcarbinol
Term UI T000246
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 3-hydroxy-2-butanone
Term UI T690798
Date02/04/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 3H-2B butanone
Term UI T690799
Date02/04/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009)

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