Mycophenolic Acid-d3 Beta-D-Glucuronide

A labelled metabolite of Mycophenolic Acid, an antibiotic produced by Penicillium brevi-compactum, P. Stoloniferum and related spp. A selective inhibitor of lymphocyte proliferation by blocking inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in the de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides.

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