MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Cycloheximide
Tree Number(s): D03.383.621.808.240
Unique ID: D003513
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003513
Scope Note: Antibiotic substance isolated from streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting elongation during protein synthesis.
Entry Term(s): Actidione; Cicloheximide
Pharm Action: Antifungal Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Related Numbers: 66-81-9
CAS Type 1 Name: 2,6-Piperidinedione, 4-(2-(3,5-dimethyl-2-oxocyclohexyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)-, (1S-(1alpha(S*),3alpha,5beta))-
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(66)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/28

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

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)

Cycloheximide MeSH Descriptor Data 2024