"Spiro Compounds" 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.
Cyclic compounds that include two rings which share a single atom (usually a carbon). The simplest example of this type of compound is Spiro[2.2]pentane, which looks like a bow tie.
| Descriptor ID |
D013141
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.779 D04.711
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spiro Compounds" by people in Profiles.
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Phase II trial of spirogermanium in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. An Illinois Cancer Council Study. Invest New Drugs. 1989 Jul; 7(2-3):223-4.