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MeSH Heading: Pentanes
Tree Number(s): D02.455.326.146.770
Unique ID: D010420
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010420
Annotation: CYCLOPENTANES is also available
Scope Note: Five-carbon saturated hydrocarbon group of the methane series. Include isomers and derivatives.
Entry Term(s): Isopentanes
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Alkanes (1966-1977); Hydrocarbons (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Introduced: 1978/01/01
Last Updated: 1997/06/20

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)

Pentanes MeSH Descriptor Data 2026