Chemicals and Drugs

Naphthalimides

Compounds with three fused rings that appear like a naphthalene fused to piperidone or like a benz(de)isoquinoline-1,3-dione (not to be confused with BENZYLISOQUINOLINES which have a methyl separating the naphthyl from the benzyl rings). Members are CYTOTOXINS.

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Abstract

Compounds with three fused rings that appear like a naphthalene fused to piperidone or like a benz(de)isoquinoline-1,3-dione (not to be confused with BENZYLISOQUINOLINES which have a methyl separating the naphthyl from the benzyl rings). Members are CYTOTOXINS.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Naphthalimide

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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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History Note

2007

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Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.478w.480
  2. D03w.383.621.808.612
  3. D03w.633.100.531.460
  4. D04w.615w.638.596

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Naphthalimides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053644. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053644
  2. Naphthalimides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73594689