insulin degludec

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

Noun

insulin degludec (uncountable)

1. An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

   Hypernyms: insulin analogue; insulin

   Coordinate terms: insulin; regular insulin; insulin; insulin aspart, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, insulin glulisine, insulin lispro