Phosphonic Acids

"Phosphonic Acids" 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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Inorganic or organic derivatives of phosphonic acid with the general formula ROP(OH)2 or RP(=O)(OH)2. The tautomeric form of this compound (P(OH)3) is PHOSPHOROUS ACIDS. Nucleoside phosphonates have a phosphate-carbon bond that is more resistant to enzymatic cleavage than the normal phosphate-oxygen bond.

Descriptor ID

D010745

MeSH Number(s)

D01.029.260.700.650

D01.695.625.650

D02.705.639

Concept/Terms

Phosphonic Acids

Phosphonates

Phosphonic Acid Esters

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

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Acids [D01.029]
Acids, Noncarboxylic [D01.029.260]
Phosphorus Acids [D01.029.260.700]
Phosphonic Acids [D01.029.260.700.650]
Phosphorus Compounds [D01.695]
Phosphorus Acids [D01.695.625]
Phosphonic Acids [D01.695.625.650]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Organophosphorus Compounds [D02.705]
Phosphonic Acids [D02.705.639]

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

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