melanogen - CISMeF

Preferred Label : melanogen;

MeSH note : precursor of melanin; degradation product of tyrosine; present in patas monkey urine, which when left standing, oxidizes to melanin;

CISMeF synonym : 6-methoxy-5-indolylglucosiduronate;

MeSH hyponym : melanogen A;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C009904;

UMLS CUI

C0065902;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Melanogen (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
MeSH indexing information
- melanins [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- indoles [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- 6-methoxy-5-indolylglucosiduronate [MeSH concept]
- melanogen [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Melanogen (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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