mofetil

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊ.fə.tɪl/

Noun

mofetil (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) Contraction of morpholinoethyl.
   • 2015 July 22, “Esters of Bendamustine Are by Far More Potent Cytotoxic Agents than the Parent Compound against Human Sarcoma and Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     With respect to the cytotoxic effects, compounds 2–7 fall into two groups: the alkyl esters ( 2, 3 ) and the mofetil ester 4 on one hand, and the basic heterocyclic esters 5–7 on the other hand.

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as the ester of mycophenolic acid mycophenolate mofetil.

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