Chemicals and Drugs

Sugar Acids

MONOSACCHARIDES and other sugars that contain one or more carboxylic acid moieties.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

MONOSACCHARIDES and other sugars that contain one or more carboxylic acid moieties.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Acids, Sugar

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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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Previous Indexing

  • Carbohydrates (1966-1972)

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  1. D02w.241w.081.844w
  2. D02w.241w.511w.902w
  3. D09w.811w

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QU 84

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sugar Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013400. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013400
  2. Sugar Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_acid
  3. Sugar Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228106