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Farnesol MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Farnesol
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.415.400
D02.455.849.765.424
D10.289.400
Unique ID
D005204
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005204
Scope Note
A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Registry Numbers
4602-84-0
CAS Type 1 Name
2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-
Public MeSH Note
68
Online Note
use FARNESOL to search FARNESYL COMPOUNDS 1966-67 (as Prov)
History Note
68; was FARNESYL COMPOUNDS 1965-67 (Prov)
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2004/07/27
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