Chemicals and Drugs

Benzaldehydes

Compounds that consist of a benzene ring with a formyl group. They occur naturally in the seeds of many fruits and are used as FLAVORING AGENTS and fragrances, as well as precursors in pharmaceutical and plastics manufacturing.

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Compounds that consist of a benzene ring with a formyl group. They occur naturally in the seeds of many fruits and are used as FLAVORING AGENTS and fragrances, as well as precursors in pharmaceutical and plastics manufacturing.

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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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74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Aldehydes (1966-1971)

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  1. D02w.047w.222

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Benzaldehydes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001547. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001547
  2. Benzaldehydes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50823377