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Ricinoleic Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ricinoleic Acids
Tree Number(s)
D10.212.507.300.500
D10.251.355.325.600.780
Unique ID
D012277
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012277
Scope Note
Eighteen carbon fatty acids that comprise the great majority of CASTOR OIL, which is from the seed of RICINUS.
Entry Term(s)
Oleic Acids, 12-hydroxy
Registry Numbers
0
CAS Type 1 Name
12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acids
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under OLEIC ACIDS 1988-90, was see under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 1975-87; was RICINOLEIC ACID see under FATTY ACIDS 1963-74; SODIUM RICINOLEATE was see under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 1975-80, was see under SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS 1963-74
Online Note
use FATTY ACIDS to search RICINOLEIC ACID 1966-74; use RICINOLEIC ACIDS to search SODIUM RICINOLEATE 1975-80, use SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under OLEIC ACIDS 1988-90, was see under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 1975-87; was RICINOLEIC ACID see under FATTY ACIDS 1963-74; SODIUM RICINOLEATE was see under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 1975-80, was see under SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS 1963-74
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2007/07/09
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