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Polyunsaturated Alkamides MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Polyunsaturated Alkamides
Tree Number(s)
D02.065.690
D02.455.326.271.690
D02.455.326.397.675
Unique ID
D053284
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053284
Scope Note
Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are most prominent in ASTERACEAE; PIPERACEAE; and RUTACEAE; and also found in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; POACEAE; and SOLANACEAE. They are recognized by their pungent taste and for causing numbing and salivation.
Entry Term(s)
Alkamides, Polyunsaturated
Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated
Isobutylamides, Polyunsaturated
Polyunsaturated Alkylamides
Polyunsaturated Isobutylamides
Public MeSH Note
2007
History Note
2007
Date Established
2007/01/01
Date of Entry
2006/07/05
Revision Date
2018/07/02
Polyunsaturated Alkamides Preferred
Polyunsaturated Isobutylamides Narrower
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