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Polyanhydrides MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Polyanhydrides
Tree Number(s)
D02.113.650
D05.750.725
Unique ID
D049388
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049388
Scope Note
Anhydride polymers with a repeating structure of RC(=O)OC(=O)R. They readily hydrolyze in water making them useful for DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS.
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Anhydrides (1985-2004)
Polymers (1983-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005
History Note
2005
Date Introduced
2005/01/01
Last Updated
2005/01/01
Polyanhydrides Preferred
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