Chemicals and Drugs

Malondialdehyde

The dialdehyde of malonic acid.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The dialdehyde of malonic acid.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H4O2
Molecular Weight
72.06 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
542-78-9
IUPAC Name
propanedial
InChIKey
WSMYVTOQOOLQHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C=O)C=O
MeSH Unique ID
D008315
Source
PubChem CID 10964

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Malonaldehyde
  • Malonylaldehyde
  • Malonyldialdehyde
  • Propanedial
  • Sodium Malondialdehyde
  • Malondialdehyde, Sodium

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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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History Note

91(75); was see under MALONATES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Aldehydes (1971-1974)
  • Malonates (1971-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D02w.047w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Malondialdehyde. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008315. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008315
  2. Malondialdehyde. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malondialdehyde
  3. Malondialdehyde. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418661
  4. Malondialdehyde. In: PubChem Compound. CID 10964. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10964