Naphthacenes

"Naphthacenes" 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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Polyacenes with four ortho-fused benzene rings in a straight linear arrangement. This group is best known for the subclass called TETRACYCLINES.

Descriptor ID	D009279
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.559.847.562 D04.615.562
Concept/Terms	Naphthacenes Naphthacenes Benz(b)Anthracenes Tetracenes

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

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D02.455.426.559.847]
Naphthacenes [D02.455.426.559.847.562]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D04.615]
Naphthacenes [D04.615.562]

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