National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Attapulgite

Synonyms

Attapulgite

ATTAPULGITE

Definitions

A natural clay-like mineral mixture of hydrated aluminum silicate containing magnesium, adsorbent Attapulgite (kaopectate) acts locally in the intestines to adsorb bacteria and toxins; reduce water loss; and treat diarrhea. Sometimes it is activated by heat to increase absorbency. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28841

CAS_Registry

12174-11-7

Chemical_Formula

Al.Mg.10O.4Si.HO.4H2O

code

C28841

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A natural clay-like mineral mixture of hydrated aluminum silicate containing magnesium, adsorbent Attapulgite (kaopectate) acts locally in the intestines to adsorb bacteria and toxins; reduce water loss; and treat diarrhea. Sometimes it is activated by heat to increase absorbency. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

U6V729APAM

FULL_SYN

Attapulgite

ATTAPULGITE

label

Attapulgite

Legacy Concept Name

Attapulgite

Preferred_Name

Attapulgite

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28841

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0052657

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C266

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