Chemicals and Drugs

Amides

Organic compounds containing the -CO-NH2 radical. Amides are derived from acids by replacement of -OH by -NH2 or from ammonia by the replacement of H by an acyl group. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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Organic compounds containing the -CO-NH2 radical. Amides are derived from acids by replacement of -OH by -NH2 or from ammonia by the replacement of H by an acyl group. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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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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  1. National Library of Medicine. Amides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000577
  2. Amides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxamide
  3. Amides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355679