Chemicals and Drugs

Dicarboxylic Acids

Acyclic acids that contain two carboxyl groups and have the formula HO2C-R-CO2H, where R may be an aromatic or aliphatic group.

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Acyclic acids that contain two carboxyl groups and have the formula HO2C-R-CO2H, where R may be an aromatic or aliphatic group.

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  • Acids, Dicarboxylic

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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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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dicarboxylic Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003998. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003998
  2. Dicarboxylic Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicarboxylic_acid
  3. Dicarboxylic Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422050