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Lactones
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Lactones
Tree Number(s)
D02.540
Unique ID
D007783
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007783
Annotation
pyran-2-ones: index
PYRONES
+
LACTONES
but
BENZOPYRAN-2-ONES
is available; for cyclic lactones over 12 atoms consider
MACROLIDES
Scope Note
Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure. Large cyclic lactones of over a dozen atoms are
MACROLIDES
.
Entry Term(s)
Lactone
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Allowable Qualifiers
administration & dosage (AD)
adverse effects (AE)
agonists (AG)
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]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Aldehydes [D02.047]
Amides [D02.065]
Amidines [D02.078]
Amines [D02.092]
Anhydrides [D02.113]
Antimony Potassium Tartrate [D02.121]
Antimony Sodium Gluconate [D02.125]
Arsenicals [D02.129]
Aza Compounds [D02.145]
Azides [D02.159]
Azo Compounds [D02.172]
Boron Compounds [D02.203]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Catenanes [D02.251]
Coordination Complexes [D02.257]
Cyanates [D02.262]
Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds [D02.309]
Dissolved Organic Matter [D02.332]
Ethers [D02.355]
Free Radicals [D02.389]
Hydrazines [D02.442]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Imides [D02.478]
Imines [D02.491]
Isocyanates [D02.500]
Ketones [D02.522]
Lactones [D02.540]
4-Butyrolactone [D02.540.150]
Acyl-Butyrolactones [D02.540.232]
Dehydroascorbic Acid [D02.540.260]
Eplerenone [D02.540.383]
Macrolides [D02.540.505]
Orlistat [D02.540.529]
Picrotoxin [D02.540.552]
Polyketides [D02.540.576]
Propiolactone [D02.540.600]
Spironolactone [D02.540.679]
Venturicidins [D02.540.800]
Zearalenone [D02.540.950]
Lewis Acids [D02.561]
Lewis Bases [D02.572]
Luciferins [D02.578]
Nitrates [D02.583]
Nitriles [D02.626]
Nitrites [D02.633]
Nitro Compounds [D02.640]
Nitroso Compounds [D02.654]
Onium Compounds [D02.675]
Organometallic Compounds [D02.691]
Organophosphorus Compounds [D02.705]
Organoselenium Compounds [D02.731]
Organosilicon Compounds [D02.756]
Quinones [D02.806]
Rotaxanes [D02.825]
Semicarbazides [D02.845]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Triazenes [D02.925]
Volatile Organic Compounds [D02.974]
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Lactones
Preferred
Concept UI
M0012175
Scope Note
Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure. Large cyclic lactones of over a dozen atoms are
MACROLIDES
.
Terms
Lactones
Preferred Term
Term UI
T023302
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Lactone
Term UI
T000996710
Date
11/15/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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