MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Surface-Active Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.877
Unique ID: D013501
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013501
Scope Note: Agents that modify interfacial tension of water; usually substances that have one lipophilic and one hydrophilic group in the molecule; includes soaps, detergents, emulsifiers, dispersing and wetting agents, and several groups of antiseptics.
Entry Term(s): Amphiphilic Agents; Surface Active Agent; Surface Active Agents; Surface-Active Agent; Surfactant; Surfactants; Tenside; Tensides
NLM Classification #: QV 233
See Also: Pulmonary Surfactants
Public MeSH Note: 1963; TENSIDES was indexed under SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS 1973-2004
History Note: 1963
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0020858
Scope Note: Agents that modify interfacial tension of water; usually substances that have one lipophilic and one hydrophilic group in the molecule; includes soaps, detergents, emulsifiers, dispersing and wetting agents, and several groups of antiseptics.
Terms: Surface-Active Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T039618
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Surface-Active Agent
Term UI T000996799
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Surface Active Agents
Term UI T039617
Date12/07/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surface Active Agent
Term UI T000996800
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Surface-Active Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025