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Abstract
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.
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- Alkamides, Polyunsaturated
- Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated
- Polyunsaturated Alkylamides
- Isobutylamides, Polyunsaturated
- Polyunsaturated Isobutylamides
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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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2007
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Polyunsaturated Alkamides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053284. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053284
- Polyunsaturated Alkamides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76724300