(Other name for: yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan) … [Read more...]
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zibotentan
An orally available selective antagonist of the endothelin-A (ET-A) receptor with potential antineoplastic activity. Zibotentan binds selectively to the ET-A … [Read more...]
ziconotide
A synthetic, nonopiod, twenty-five amino acid polybasic peptide analogue of an omega-conotoxin derived from the marine snail Conus magus with analgesic … [Read more...]
zidovudine
A synthetic dideoxynucleoside. After intracellular phosphorylation to its active metabolite, zidovudine inhibits DNA polymerase, resulting in the inhibition of … [Read more...]
zileuton
A synthetic derivative of hydroxyurea with antiasthmatic properties. The leukotriene inhibitor zileuton blocks 5-lipoxygenase, which catalyzes the formation of … [Read more...]
zinc sulfate
A salt of the essential trace metal zinc. Zinc is involved in tissue repair and is an important constituent of some proteins, including those involved in taste … [Read more...]
Zinecard
(Other name for: dexrazoxane hydrochloride) … [Read more...]
zinostatin
An enediyne antineoplastic antibiotic hybrid containing an aminoglycoside chromophore. Zinostatin is isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces carzinostaticus. … [Read more...]
Zipan
(Other name for: promethazine hydrochloride) … [Read more...]
zirconium Zr 89 bevacizumab
A radioimmunoconjugate comprised of the recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody bevacizumab labeled with the radioisotope zirconium Zr 89 (Zr 89) with … [Read more...]