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MeSH Heading: Hypochlorous Acid
Tree Number(s): D01.029.260.365; D01.210.465; D01.339.431.311; D01.650.550.400
Unique ID: D006997
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006997
Scope Note: An oxyacid of chlorine (HClO) containing monovalent chlorine that acts as an oxidizing or reducing agent.
Entry Term(s): Hypochlorite; Hypochlorous Acids
Pharm Action: Oxidants
Related Numbers: 7790-92-3; T5UM7HB19N
CAS Type 1 Name: Hypochlorous acid
Previous Indexing: Sodium Hypochlorite (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93 (see under ACIDS 1975-76); HYPOCHLOROUS ACID was indexed under HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1982-93
Online Note: use HYPOCHLOROUS ACID to search HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93
History Note: 94; was HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93 (see under ACIDS 1975-76); HYPOCHLOROUS ACID was (NM) 1982-93
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

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)

Hypochlorous Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025