Gossypol

"Gossypol" 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

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

A dimeric sesquiterpene found in cottonseed (GOSSYPIUM). The (-) isomer is active as a male contraceptive (CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE) whereas toxic symptoms are associated with the (+) isomer.

Descriptor ID	D006072
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.849.765.444
Concept/Terms	Gossypol Gossypol Gossypol, (+-)-Isomer Gossypol, (+-)-Isomer Gossypol Sodium Salt Gossypol Sodium Salt Sodium Salt, Gossypol Gossypol, (+)-Isomer Gossypol, (+)-Isomer Gossypol, (-)-Isomer Gossypol, (-)-Isomer Gossypol Dipotassium Salt Gossypol Dipotassium Salt Dipotassium Salt, Gossypol

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

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Sesquiterpenes [D02.455.849.765]
Gossypol [D02.455.849.765.444]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Gossypol".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Gossypol".

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gossypol" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gossypol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.