"Detergents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Purifying or cleansing agents, usually salts of long-chain aliphatic bases or acids, that exert cleansing (oil-dissolving) and antimicrobial effects through a surface action that depends on possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D003902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.877.265 J01.516.381
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| Concept/Terms |
Synthetic Detergent- Synthetic Detergent
- Detergent, Synthetic
- Detergents, Synthetic
- Synthetic Detergents
- Syndet
Cleansing Agents- Cleansing Agents
- Agent, Cleansing
- Agents, Cleansing
- Cleansing Agent
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Detergents" by people in Profiles.
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Two distinct conformational states of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulent factor early secreted antigenic target 6 kDa are behind the discrepancy around its biological functions. FEBS J. 2015 Nov; 282(21):4114-29.
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The resuscitation-promoting factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are required for virulence and resuscitation from dormancy but are collectively dispensable for growth in vitro. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Feb; 67(3):672-84.