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Nitriles
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Nitriles
Tree Number(s)
D02.626
Unique ID
D009570
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009570
Annotation
organic cpds having -CN radical: differentiate from
CYANIDES
which are inorganic with -CN
Scope Note
Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from
CYANIDES
, which denotes inorganic salts of
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
.
Entry Term(s)
Nitrile
Previous Indexing
Cyanides (1966-1967)
See Also
Cyanides
Public MeSH Note
68; was see under CYANIDES 1963-67
Online Note
use CYANIDES to search NITRILES 1966-67
History Note
68; was see under CYANIDES 1963-67
Date Established
1968/01/01
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]
Lewis Acids [D02.561]
Lewis Bases [D02.572]
Luciferins [D02.578]
Nitrates [D02.583]
Nitriles [D02.626]
Acetonitriles [D02.626.080]
Acrylonitrile [D02.626.095]
Aminopropionitrile [D02.626.151]
Amygdalin [D02.626.175]
Anastrozole [D02.626.218]
Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone [D02.626.260]
Carbonyl Cyanide p-Trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone [D02.626.270]
Cyanoacrylates [D02.626.290]
Escitalopram [D02.626.295]
Letrozole [D02.626.300]
o-Chlorobenzylidenemalonitrile [D02.626.310]
Citalopram [D02.626.320]
Fadrozole [D02.626.400]
Pregnenolone Carbonitrile [D02.626.745]
Rilpivirine [D02.626.809]
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi [D02.626.872]
Tyrphostins [D02.626.886]
Vildagliptin [D02.626.943]
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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Nitriles
Preferred
Concept UI
M0014878
Scope Note
Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from
CYANIDES
, which denotes inorganic salts of
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
.
Terms
Nitriles
Preferred Term
Term UI
T028511
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1968)
Nitrile
Term UI
T001005838
Date
01/21/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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