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Concept information

Preferred term

tacrolimus

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A macrolide isolated from the culture broth of a strain of Streptomyces tsukubaensis that has strong immunosuppressive activity in vivo and prevents the activation of T-lymphocytes in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation in vitro.

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/131695

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