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Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Orlistat or tetrahydrolipstatin (Xenical, Hoffmann-La Roche) is a saturated derivative of lipstatin originally isolated from Streptomyces toxytricini. Orlistat (Xenical, Hoffmann-La Roche) is a powerful inhibitor of gastrointestinal lipase and as suc...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Pyrazinamide is indicated for the initial treatment of active tuberculosis in adults and children when combined with other antituberculous agents. (The current recommendation of the CDC for drug-susceptible disease is to use a six-month regimen for i...
Tetrahydro-4-Methylene-2-octyl-5-oxo-3-furancarboxylic acid or C75 is an inhibitor of fatty acid synthase. Additionally, C75 increased fatty acid oxidation and ATP levels by increasing carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I) activity. Unlike the act...
Cerulenin ((2R,3S)-2,3-epoxy-4-oxo-7,10-trans, trans-dodecadienoylamide) is an antifungal antibiotic isolated from Cephalosporium caerulens, that inhibits eukaryotic lipid and sterol synthesis and blocks lipid modification of proteins. Cerulenin is a...
Nimbin is the active compound from the neem leaf extract which is now being tested in silico as a potential remedy against tuberculosis and dengue virus. Recent studies have shown that the drug interacts with NS2B-NS3 protease from dengue virus and f...