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Carbamates MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Carbamates
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.081.251
Unique ID
D002219
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002219
Scope Note
Derivatives of carbamic acid, H2NC(=O)OH. Included under this heading are N-substituted and O-substituted carbamic acids. In general carbamate esters are referred to as urethanes, and polymers that include repeating units of carbamate are referred to as POLYURETHANES. Note however that polyurethanes are derived from the polymerization of ISOCYANATES and the singular term URETHANE refers to the ethyl ester of carbamic acid.
Entry Term(s)
Aminoformic Acids
Carbamate
Carbamic Acids
Registry Number
0
Public MeSH Note
TYBAMATE was heading 1973-84
Online Note
use CARBAMATES to search TYBAMATE 1966-84 (as Prov 1966-72)
History Note
TYBAMATE was heading 1965-84 (Prov 1965-72)
Date Established
1963/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
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