Ethylene Oxide
"Ethylene Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)
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D005027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.355.291.411.417
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethylene Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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Funatsu K, Kiminami H, Abe Y, Carpenter JF. Impact of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization of Polymer-Based Prefilled Syringes on Chemical Degradation of a Model Therapeutic Protein During Storage. J Pharm Sci. 2019 Jan; 108(1):770-774.
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Recio L, Simpson D, Cochrane J, Liber H, Skopek TR. Molecular analysis of hprt mutants induced by 2-cyanoethylene oxide in human lymphoblastoid cells. Mutat Res. 1990 Nov; 242(3):195-208.
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Kirkpatrick CH. Properties and activities of transfer factor. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1975 Jun; 55(6):411-21.