desmethyltamoxifen

English

Noun

desmethyltamoxifen (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
   • 2015 September 9, Qiu Zhong et al., “Boronic prodrug of 4-hydroxytamoxifen is more efficacious than tamoxifen with enhanced bioavailability independent of CYP2D6 status”, in BMC Cancer‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     Tamoxifen, 4-OHT, and desmethyltamoxifen (DMT) were detected and quantified in tumor tissues from tamoxifen treated mice.