desethylamiodarone
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From desmethyl + amiodarone.
Noun
[edit]desethylamiodarone (uncountable)
- A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups
- 2015 July 26, Liane Rabinowich, Oren Shibolet, “Drug Induced Steatohepatitis: An Uncommon Culprit of a Common Disease”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, :
- Amiodarone and its principal lipophilic metabolite, desethylamiodarone, are highly concentrated in the liver in a manner that appears to be related more closely to the total dose rather than to plasma concentrations.