Concept information
Preferred term
amides
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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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.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- acetamides
- acetazolamide
- acrylamides
- amide herbicides
- anilides
- benzamides
- benzoylphenylureas
- biguanides
- capsaicinoids
- carboxamides
- ceramides
- cerulenin
- deet
- dimethylformamide
- ethylene diurea
- florfenicol
- hippuric acid
- hydroxyurea
- imidocarb
- lactams
- niclosamide
- nicotinamide
- oxamide
- phosphoric triamides
- phosphorodiamides
- sulfonamides
- thioamides
- urea
- ureides
Synonyms
- alkamides
- diamides
Scope note
- Does not include peptides.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2309
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