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Alkanes
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Alkanes
Tree Number(s)
D02.455.326.146
Unique ID
D000473
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000473
Annotation
cycloalkanes =
CYCLOPARAFFINS
Scope Note
The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Alkane
Public MeSH Note
66
History Note
66
Date Established
1966/01/01
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]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkanes [D02.455.326.146]
Acetogenins [D02.455.326.146.049]
Alkanesulfonic Acids [D02.455.326.146.100]
Butanes [D02.455.326.146.216]
Ethane [D02.455.326.146.379]
Fumonisins [D02.455.326.146.432]
Heptanes [D02.455.326.146.485]
Hexanes [D02.455.326.146.500]
Methane [D02.455.326.146.571]
Nitroparaffins [D02.455.326.146.672]
Octanes [D02.455.326.146.720]
Pentanes [D02.455.326.146.770]
Propane [D02.455.326.146.800]
Alkenes [D02.455.326.271]
Alkynes [D02.455.326.397]
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Alkanes
Preferred
Concept UI
M0000716
Scope Note
The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Terms
Alkanes
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001409
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Alkane
Term UI
T000996932
Date
11/18/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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