Phenomena and Processes

Dealkylation

The removing of alkyl groups from a compound. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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Abstract

The removing of alkyl groups from a compound. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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1 entry terms
  • Dealkylations

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

almost never IM; enzymatic dealkylation: coord NIM with specific enzyme (IM) + substrate (NIM)

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74(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Alkylation (1966-1970)

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  1. G02.111.188
  2. G02.607.141
  3. G03w.219

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dealkylation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003640. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003640
  2. Dealkylation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70684716