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MeSH Heading: Phenolphthaleins
Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.657.625
Unique ID: D010635
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010635
Annotation: PHENOLPHTHALEIN is also available
Scope Note: A family of 3,3-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)phthalides. They are used as CATHARTICS, indicators, and COLORING AGENTS.
Pharm Action: Cathartics
Coloring Agents
Indicators and Reagents
Registry Numbers: 0
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
        
        Aminophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.050]
        
        Bisphenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.110]
        
        Bithionol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.120]
        
        Bromphenol Blue [D02.455.426.559.389.657.150]
        
        Catechols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.166]
        
        Chlorophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.190]
        
        Cresols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.239]
        
        Desvenlafaxine Succinate [D02.455.426.559.389.657.265]
        
        Dienestrol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.290]
        
        Humic Substances [D02.455.426.559.389.657.377]
        
        Hydroquinones [D02.455.426.559.389.657.393]
        
        Hydroxybenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.657.410]
        
        Indophenol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.446]
        
        Nitrophenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.566]
        
        Phenol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.595]
        
        Phenolphthaleins [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625]
        
        Phenolphthalein [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625.555]
        
        Phenolsulfonphthalein [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625.560]
        
        Sulfobromophthalein [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625.617]
        
        Thymolphthalein [D02.455.426.559.389.657.625.808]
        
        Phenyl Ethers [D02.455.426.559.389.657.654]
        
        Phloroglucinol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.684]
        
        Polyphenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.715]
        
        Probucol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.746]
        
        Propofol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.773]
        
        Pyrogallol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.800]
        
        Resorcinols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.852]
        
        Tapentadol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.926]
        
        Thymol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.963]

Phenolphthaleins Preferred

Phenolphthaleins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025