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MeSH Heading: Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid
Tree Number(s): D02.241.081.337.759.249
Unique ID: D004143
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004143
Scope Note: All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.
Entry Term(s): Aerosol OT; Colace; DEH-Na-SS; DOSS; Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinates; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Ammonium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Barium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Calcium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Magnesium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Potassium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt; Dioctylsulfosuccinate; Docusate; Docusate Calcium; Docusate Potassium; Docusate Sodium; Sodium Bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate; Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate; Sodium Dioctylsulphosuccinate; Sulfosuccinic Acid bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester
Pharm Action: Surface-Active Agents
Related Numbers: 128-49-4; 19149-47-4; 30673-56-4; 30910-35-1; 577-11-7; 6K7YS503HC; 7491-09-0; CIK9F54ZHR; F05Q2T2JA0; M7P27195AG
Previous Indexing: Succinates (1966-1977); Surface-Active Agents (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 96; was DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINATES 1978-95 (see under SUCCINATES 1978-90); DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID was indexed under DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINATES 1978-95; ALCOHOLS, OCTYL 1973-78; ALKYL SULFONATES 1974-76; & SUCCINATES 1968-78; DIETHYLHEXYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE was indexed under SUCCINATES 2002-2013
History Note: 96; was DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINATES 1978-95 (see under SUCCINATES 1978-90); DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID was NM 1968-95
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
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)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Acids, Acyclic [D02.241.081]
    - Dicarboxylic Acids [D02.241.081.337]
      - Succinates [D02.241.081.337.759]
        
        Argininosuccinic Acid [D02.241.081.337.759.124]
        
        Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid [D02.241.081.337.759.249]
        
        Succimer [D02.241.081.337.759.500]
        
        Succinic Acid [D02.241.081.337.759.625]
        
        Succinic Anhydrides [D02.241.081.337.759.750]
        
        Succinylcholine [D02.241.081.337.759.875]

Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid Preferred

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Concept UI: M0491450
Terms: Docusate Preferred Term
Term UI T012603
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate
Term UI T012595
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Dioctylsulfosuccinate
Term UI T012594
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); DOSS
Term UI T012596
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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