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MeSH Heading: Amino Acids, Basic
Tree Number(s): D12.125.068
Unique ID: D024361
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024361
Scope Note: Amino acids with side chains that are positively charged at physiological pH.
Entry Term(s): Basic Amino Acid; Basic Amino Acids
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Amino Acids (1969-2001); specific amino acids (1969-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Introduced: 2002/01/01
Last Updated: 2002/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Amino Acids, Basic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026