Structured Summary
Abstract
Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Carboxylic Acid
- Acid, Carboxylic
- Acids, Carboxylic
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with CARBOCYCLIC ACIDS see ACIDS, CARBOCYCLIC
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History Note
73(71)
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Previous Indexing
- Acids (1966-1970)
- Fatty Acids (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carboxylic Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002264
- Carboxylic Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid
- Carboxylic Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134856