Structured Summary
Abstract
A vitamin found in green vegetables. It is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, colitis, and gastritis and has an effect on secretory, acid-forming, and enzymatic functions of the intestinal tract.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
MeSH Record
Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Methylmethionine
- S-Methylmethionine
- Sulfonium, ((3S)-3-Amino-3-Carboxypropyl)Dimethyl-, Inner Salt
- S Methylmethionine
- Methionine Methylsulfonium Chloride
- Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride
- Methylmethioninesulfonium Chloride
- Chloride, Methionine Methylsulfonium
- Chloride, Methylmethioninesulfonium
- Methylsulfonium Chloride, Methionine
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
30 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
/ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther
MeSH Record
History Note
91(77); was see under VITAMINS 1977-90
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Methionine (1973-1976)
- Vitamins (1973-1976)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Vitamin U. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014814. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014814
- Vitamin U. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Methylmethionine
- Vitamin U. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1329492