"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethylene Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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MacDonald D, Hanzlik J, Sharkey P, Parvizi J, Kurtz SM. In vivo oxidation and surface damage in retrieved ethylene oxide-sterilized total knee arthroplasties. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jul; 470(7):1826-33.
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Robertson BA, Johnson WH, Lo HH, Whitman CP. Inactivation of Cg10062, a cis-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase homologue in Corynebacterium glutamicum, by (R)- and (S)-oxirane-2-carboxylate: analysis and implications. Biochemistry. 2008 Aug 19; 47(33):8796-803.
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de Jong RM, Bazzacco P, Poelarends GJ, Johnson WH, Kim YJ, Burks EA, Serrano H, Thunnissen AM, Whitman CP, Dijkstra BW. Crystal structures of native and inactivated cis-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase. Structural basis for substrate specificity and inactivation by (R)-oxirane-2-carboxylate. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jan 26; 282(4):2440-9.
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Costa L, Bracco P, Brach del Prever EM, Kurtz SM, Gallinaro P. Oxidation and oxidation potential in contemporary packaging for polyethylene total joint replacement components. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2006 Jul; 78(1):20-6.
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Poelarends GJ, Serrano H, Johnson WH, Whitman CP. Stereospecific alkylation of cis-3-chloroacrylic acid dehalogenase by (R)-oxirane-2-carboxylate: analysis and mechanistic implications. Biochemistry. 2004 Jun 08; 43(22):7187-96.
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Corson SL, Dole M, Kraus R, Richards L, Logan B. Studies in sterilization of the laparoscope: II. J Reprod Med. 1979 Aug; 23(2):57-9.
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Corson SL, Block S, Mintz C, Dole M, Wainwright A. Sterilization of laparoscopes. Is soaking sufficient? J Reprod Med. 1979 Aug; 23(2):49-56.