| Term Name: | mesalamine |
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| Synonyms: | 3-carboxy-4-hydroxyaniline, 5-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid, 5-Aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA, Asacol, Asacolitin, Canasa, Claversal, Fisalamine, Iialda, Lixacol, m-Aminosalicylic acid, mesalazina, mesalazine, mesalazinum, Mesasal, p-Aminosalicylsaeure, Pentasa, Rowasa, Salofalk |
| Definition: | A monohydroxybenzoic acid that is salicylic acid substituted by an amino group at the 5-position. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6775] ( EBI ) |