miglustat

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

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Noun

miglustat (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A drug used primarily to treat certain kinds of Gaucher's disease by inhibiting glucosylceramide synthase, an essential enzyme for the synthesis of most glycosphingolipids.