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NALT Concept Space
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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. esters
  4. lactones
  5. macrolides
  6. tacrolimus
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. heterocyclic compounds
  3. heterocyclic oxygen compounds
  4. lactones
  5. macrolides
  6. tacrolimus
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. aromatic compounds
  3. phenolic compounds
  4. polyketides
  5. macrolides
  6. tacrolimus
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. polycyclic compounds
  3. macrocyclic compounds
  4. polyketides
  5. macrolides
  6. tacrolimus

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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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

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