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Carboxylic Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Carboxylic Acids
Tree Number(s)
D02.241
Unique ID
D002264
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002264
Annotation
do not confuse with CARBOCYCLIC ACIDS see ACIDS, CARBOCYCLIC
Scope Note
Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
Entry Term(s)
Carboxylic Acid
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Acids (1966-1970)
Fatty Acids (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73(71)
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Carboxylic Acids Preferred
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