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MeSH Heading: Sugar Alcohols
Tree Number(s): D02.033.800; D09.853
Unique ID: D013402
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013402
Scope Note: Polyhydric alcohols having no more than one hydroxy group attached to each carbon atom. They are formed by the reduction of the carbonyl group of a sugar to a hydroxyl group. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Entry Term(s): Alcohols, Sugar; Alditol; Alditols; Sugar Alcohol
Previous Indexing: Alcohols (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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)

Concept UI: M0020728
Scope Note: Polyhydric alcohols having no more than one hydroxy group attached to each carbon atom. They are formed by the reduction of the carbonyl group of a sugar to a hydroxyl group. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Terms: Sugar Alcohols Preferred Term
Term UI T039336
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); Alditol
Term UI T000997333
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sugar Alcohol
Term UI T000997332
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Alditols
Term UI T039334
Date08/25/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Alcohols, Sugar
Term UI T039335
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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