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MeSH Heading: Polyunsaturated Alkamides
Tree Number(s): D02.065.690; D02.455.326.271.690; D02.455.326.397.675
Unique ID: D053284
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053284
Scope Note: Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are most prominent in ASTERACEAE; PIPERACEAE; and RUTACEAE; and also found in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; POACEAE; and SOLANACEAE. They are recognized by their pungent taste and for causing numbing and salivation.
Entry Term(s): Alkamides, Polyunsaturated; Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated; Isobutylamides, Polyunsaturated; Polyunsaturated Alkylamides; Polyunsaturated Isobutylamides
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2018/07/02

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)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Polyunsaturated Alkamides MeSH Descriptor Data 2025