esterification

Preferred Label : esterification;

MeSH definition : The process of converting an acid into an alkyl or aryl derivative. Most frequently the process consists of the reaction of an acid with an alcohol in the presence of a trace of mineral acid as catalyst or the reaction of an acyl chloride with an alcohol. Esterification can also be accomplished by enzymatic processes.;

MeSH synonym : esterifications;

MeSH annotation : almost never IM;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esterification;

Details

Origin ID

D004951;

UMLS CUI

C0014895;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ester (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Esterification [NCIt concept]
- ester, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- esters [IUPAC Term]
Record concept(s)
- esterification [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Esterification [NCIt concept]

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