Imino Sugars

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"Imino Sugars" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Sugars in which the OXYGEN is replaced by a NITROGEN atom. This substitution prevents normal METABOLISM resulting in inhibition of GLYCOSIDASES and GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES.

Descriptor ID	D050111
MeSH Number(s)	D02.491.567 D09.546.412
Concept/Terms	Imino Sugars Imino Sugars Sugars, Imino

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Imino Sugars".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Imines [D02.491]
Imino Sugars [D02.491.567]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Monosaccharides [D09.546]
Imino Sugars [D09.546.412]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Imino Sugars".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Imino Sugars".

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