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Organic Chemicals > Ketones > Camphor
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Terpenes > Monoterpenes > Bicyclic Monoterpenes > Camphanes > Camphor
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Bridged-Ring Compounds > Bridged Bicyclo Compounds > Bicyclic Monoterpenes > Camphanes > Camphor
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Bridged-Ring Compounds > Bridged Bicyclo Compounds > Bicyclic Monoterpenes > Camphanes > Camphor
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Bridged-Ring Compounds > Bridged Bicyclo Compounds > Norbornanes > Camphanes > Camphor
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Bridged-Ring Compounds > Bridged Bicyclo Compounds > Norbornanes > Camphanes > Camphor

Preferred term

Camphor  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Camphor, (1R)-Isomer
  • Camphor, (1S)-Isomer
  • Camphor, (+-)-Isomer

Scope note

  • A bicyclic monoterpene ketone found widely in plants, especially CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA. It is used topically as a skin antipruritic and as an anti-infective agent.

In other languages

  • kamferi

    Finnish

  • 1,7,7-trimetyylibisyklo-heptaani-2-oni
  • camphora
  • Camphora MediPharmia
  • Kamfer

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002164

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