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desmethyltamoxifen

desmethyltamoxifen noun: a metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group.

Noun

desmethyltamoxifen (uncountable)

  1. A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
    • Tamoxifen, 4-OHT, and desmethyltamoxifen (DMT) were detected and quantified in tumor tissues from tamoxifen treated mice.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, volume 15...

Origin of desmethyltamoxifen

From desmethyl + tamoxifen.

Questions about desmethyltamoxifen

What does desmethyltamoxifen mean?
Desmethyltamoxifen means a metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group.
What part of speech is desmethyltamoxifen?
Desmethyltamoxifen is a noun.

Words near desmethyltamoxifen in the dictionary

  1. desmethylsertraline
  2. desmethylsterane
  3. desmethylsteranes
  4. desmethylsterol
  5. desmethylsterols
  6. desmethyltamoxifen
  7. desmethylxanthohumol
  8. desmetramadol
  9. desmetryn
  10. desmic
  11. desmid

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