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Glyceryl Ethers MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Glyceryl Ethers
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.800.875.875
D02.355.460
Unique ID
D005995
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005995
Scope Note
Compounds in which one or more of the three hydroxyl groups of glycerol are in ethereal linkage with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol; one or two of the hydroxyl groups of glycerol may be esterified. These compounds have been found in various animal tissue.
Entry Term(s)
Alkyl Glyceryl Ethers
Glycerol Ethers
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Ethers (1966-1987)
Glycerides (1966-1987)
Glycerin (1966-1974)
Glycerin/analogs & derivatives (1975-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Date Introduced
1988/01/01
Last Updated
2017/04/10
Glyceryl Ethers Preferred
Alkyl Glyceryl Ethers Narrower
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