Chemicals and Drugs

Squalene

A natural 30-carbon triterpene.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A natural 30-carbon triterpene.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C30H50
Molecular Weight
410.7 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
111-02-4
IUPAC Name
(6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene
InChIKey
YYGNTYWPHWGJRM-AAJYLUCBSA-N
SMILES
CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C=C(/CC/C=C(/CCC=C(C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D013185
Source
PubChem CID 638072

MeSH Record

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.455w.326.271w.665w.806w
  2. D02w.455w.849w.919w.681w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Squalene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013185. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013185
  2. Squalene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalene
  3. Squalene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407560
  4. Squalene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 638072. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/638072