Farnesol
"Farnesol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005204
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.415.400 D02.455.849.765.424 D10.289.400
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