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monomethylfumarate

monomethylfumarate noun: the monomethyl ester of fumaric acid.

Noun

monomethylfumarate (uncountable)

  1. The monomethyl ester of fumaric acid
    • The active antipsoriatic agent monomethylfumarate inhibits the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1 alpha [ 6 ] and increases the secretion of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 by helper T-cells [ 7 ].2015 July 8, Nele Dammeier et al., “Case report of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy under treatment with dimethyl fumarate”, in BMC Neurology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of monomethylfumarate

From monomethyl + fumarate.

Questions about monomethylfumarate

What does monomethylfumarate mean?
Monomethylfumarate means the monomethyl ester of fumaric acid.
What part of speech is monomethylfumarate?
Monomethylfumarate is a noun.

Words near monomethylfumarate in the dictionary

  1. monomethylating
  2. monomethylation
  3. monomethylations
  4. monomethylester
  5. monomethylesters
  6. monomethylfumarate
  7. monomethylhydrazine
  8. monomethylhydrazines
  9. monomethyltin
  10. monomethyltransferase
  11. monomethyltransferases

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