Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Glucosides > Methylglucosides > 3-O-Methylglucose
Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Methylglycosides > Methylglucosides > 3-O-Methylglucose

Preferred term

3-O-Methylglucose  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 3 O Methyl D Glucose
  • 3-O-Methyl-D-Glucose

Scope note

  • A non-metabolizable glucose analogue that is not phosphorylated by hexokinase. 3-O-Methylglucose is used as a marker to assess glucose transport by evaluating its uptake within various cells and organ systems. (J Neurochem 1993;60(4):1498-504)

History note

  • 97; was 3-O-METHYLGLUCOSE (NM) 1981-96

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019325

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 6/10/96, last modified 7/7/04