- zileuton
- A substance that is used to prevent asthma symptoms and that is being studied in the prevention of lung cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called leukotriene blockers.
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Zileutón — Nombre (IUPAC) sistemático (RS) 1 (1 benzotiofen 2 iletil) 1 hidroxi urea … Wikipedia Español
zileuton — fármaco inhibidor de la 5 ciclooxigenasa dotado de propiedades anti inflamatorias. Se emplea en el tratamiento y en la profilaxis del asma estructura química [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/z/z.htm#zileuton] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos… … Diccionario médico
Zileuton — drugbox IUPAC name = 1 (1 benzothiophen 2 ylethyl) 1 hydroxy urea width = 213 CAS number = 111406 87 2 ATC prefix = ATC suffix = ATC supplemental = PubChem = 60490 DrugBank = APRD00265 C = 11 | H = 12 | N = 2 | O = 2 | S = 1 molecular weight =… … Wikipedia
Zileuton — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Zileuton … Deutsch Wikipedia
zileuton — zi·leu·ton (zī lo͞oʹtn) n. A drug that inhibits leukotriene formation, reduces the inflammatory process, and is used in the treatment of asthma. [zi (perhaps shortening and alteration of enzyme) + leukotriene + on3.] * * * … Universalium
zileuton — noun An asthma drug that blocks leukotriene synthesis by inhibiting 5 lipoxygenase, an enzyme of the eicosanoid synthesis pathway … Wiktionary
zileuton — zi·leu·ton zī lüt ən n an anti asthma drug C11H12N2O2S that is administered orally and acts by inhibiting the lipoxygenase catalyzing the formation of leukotrienes * * * zi·leu·ton (zi looґtən) an antiasthmatic agent of the leukotriene… … Medical dictionary
Montelukast — Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Leukotriene — Leukotrienes are naturally produced eicosanoid lipid mediators, which may be responsible for the effects of an inflammatory response. Leukotrienes use both autocrine signalling and paracrine signalling to regulate the body s response.… … Wikipedia
Leukotrien — Leukotriene wurden in Leukozyten (weißen Blutkörperchen) entdeckt und sind chemisch von der Arachidonsäure (einer vierfach ungesättigten Fettsäure) abgeleitet. Sie selbst besitzen vier Doppelbindungen und gehören zur Stoffgruppe der Eikosanoide.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
