"Glycerol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, or sweetening agent.
Descriptor ID |
D005990
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.800.875.500 D09.853.875.500
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Concept/Terms |
Glycerol- Glycerol
- Glycerin
- Glycerine
- 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
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2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glycerol" by people in Profiles.
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Metabolic costs of amino acid and protein production in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol J. 2013 Sep; 8(9):1105-14.
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Genome-scale reconstruction and analysis of the metabolic network in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. PLoS One. 2012; 7(8):e43401.
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Effect of various substrates on mitochondrial and cellular energy state of intact spermatozoa. Biomed Biochim Acta. 1985; 44(3):411-20.