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MeSH Heading: Cucurbit(n)urils
Tree Number(s): D03.383.129.308.432.001; D03.633.100.273
Unique ID: D000099246
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099246
Scope Note: A group of barrel-shaped imidazolines composed of (n) glycoluril monomers linked by methylene bridges and are often abbreviated CB[n] or CB*[n]. They have a high binding affinity to CATIONS and neutral molecules.
Entry Term(s): Cucurbit(n)uril; Cucurbituril
Registry Numbers: 0
Public MeSH Note: 2026; CUCURBIT(N)URILS was indexed under HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 2-RING; IMIDAZOLIDINES; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 2006-2025
History Note: 2026 (2006); see CUCURBIT(N)URIL (NM) 2006-2025
Date Introduced: 2026/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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)

Cucurbit(n)urils MeSH Descriptor Data 2026