Structured Summary
Abstract
Derivatives of ammonium compounds, NH4+ Y-, in which all four of the hydrogens bonded to nitrogen have been replaced with hydrocarbyl groups. These are distinguished from IMINES which are RN=CR2.
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Narrower headings
- (4-(m-Chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl)trimethylammonium Chloride
- Ambenonium Chloride
- Benzalkonium Compounds
- Benzethonium
- Benzylammonium Compounds
- Bephenium Compounds
- Betaine
- Betalains
- Bethanechol Compounds
- Bis-Trimethylammonium Compounds
- Butylscopolammonium Bromide
- Cetrimonium Compounds
- Chlorisondamine
- Chlormequat
- Choline
- Edrophonium
- Emepronium
- Gallamine Triethiodide
- Glycopyrrolate
- Hemicholinium 3
- Lissamine Green Dyes
- Methacholine Compounds
- Methantheline
- Muscarine
- Neostigmine
- Oxyphenonium
- Phenylammonium Compounds
- Propantheline
- Tetraethylammonium Compounds
- Toxiferine
- Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds
- Tubocurarine
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Quaternary Ammonium Compound
- Ammonium Compound, Quaternary
- Ammonium Compounds, Quaternary
- Compound, Quaternary Ammonium
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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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
2006(1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000644. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000644
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72087444