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MeSH Heading: Escin
Tree Number(s): D02.455.849.919.530.333; D09.408.782.250
Unique ID: D004928
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004928
Scope Note: Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.
Entry Term(s): Aescin; Aescusan; Escina; Eskuzan; Fepalitan; Feparil; Flebostasin; Opino; Reparil; beta-Aescin; beta-Escin; opino-biomo
Pharm Action: Cardiovascular Agents
Related Numbers: QYK0D6H79O
Previous Indexing: Glycosides (1971-1974); Saponins (1971-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0007735
Related Numbers: QYK0D6H79O
Scope Note: Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.
Terms: Escin Preferred Term
Term UI T015060
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Eskuzan
Term UI T015061
Date02/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Aescin
Term UI T015063
Date05/17/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Escina
Term UI T015064
Date05/19/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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