 Prodrugs
"Prodrugs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
| Descriptor ID |
D011355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Prodrugs- Prodrugs
- Pro-Drugs
- Pro Drugs
- Drug Precursors
- Precursors, Drug
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prodrugs" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang D, Chow DS. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolic Acid in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2017 Apr; 42(2):183-189.
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Zeng X, Sigoillot F, Gaur S, Choi S, Pfaff KL, Oh DC, Hathaway N, Dimova N, Cuny GD, King RW. Pharmacologic inhibition of the anaphase-promoting complex induces a spindle checkpoint-dependent mitotic arrest in the absence of spindle damage. Cancer Cell. 2010 Oct 19; 18(4):382-95.
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Marsh Rde W, George TJ, Siddiqui T, Mendenhall WM, Zlotecki RA, Grobmyer S, Hochwald S, Chang M, Larson B, King J. A phase II trial of neoadjuvant capecitabine combined with hyperfractionated accelerated radiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jun; 33(3):251-6.
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