Macromolecular Substances

"Macromolecular Substances" 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.

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Compounds and molecular complexes that consist of very large numbers of atoms and are generally over 500 kDa in size. In biological systems macromolecular substances usually can be visualized using ELECTRON MICROSCOPY and are distinguished from ORGANELLES by the lack of a membrane structure.

Descriptor ID	D046911
MeSH Number(s)	D05
Concept/Terms	Macromolecular Substances Macromolecular Substances Substances, Macromolecular Macromolecular Compounds and Complexes Macromolecular Complexes Macromolecular Complexes Complexes, Macromolecular Macromolecular Compounds Macromolecular Compounds Compounds, Macromolecular

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]

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