• A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically...
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    neurotransmitter prodrug, or neurotransmitter precursor, is a drug that acts as a prodrug of a neurotransmitter. A variety of neurotransmitter prodrugs have been...
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  • Directed enzyme prodrug therapy (DEPT) uses enzymes artificially introduced into the body to convert prodrugs, which have no or poor biologically activity...
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    of mometasone, is the marketed medication. Mometasone furoate acts as a prodrug of mometasone. In addition to its glucocorticoid activity, mometasone also...
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    O-Acetylpsilocin (category Prodrugs)
    psilocybin for pharmacological studies, as they are both believed to be prodrugs of psilocin. However, some users report that O-acetylpsilocin's subjective...
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    (γ-hydroxybutyric acid acetate) – synthetic prodrug to GHB GBL (γ-hydroxybutyric acid lactone) – metabolic intermediate and prodrug to GHB GHBAL (γ-hydroxybutyraldehyde...
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    estrogen in such research. However, NETE, an intramuscularly administered prodrug of norethisterone which is used as a long-acting contraceptive, is used...
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  • Hypoxia-Activated Prodrugs (HAPs) are prodrugs that target regions of tumor hypoxia within tumor cells. HAPs may offer the potential, alone and in combination...
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    Levomethorphan (category Prodrugs)
    Levomethorphan is a prodrug to levorphanol, analogously to DXM acting as a prodrug to dextrorphan or codeine behaving as a prodrug to morphine. As such...
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    damage. Boldenone undecylenate is an androgen ester and a long-lasting prodrug of boldenone in the body. Boldenone undecylenate was introduced for medical...
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  • called prodrugs. The reasons for this type of formulation may be because the drug is more stable during manufacture and storage as the prodrug form, or...
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    This is a list of androgens/anabolic steroids (AAS) or testosterone derivatives. Androgen esters are mostly not included in this list. The major classes...
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    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones...
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    N-diisopropyltryptamine) is a psychedelic tryptamine derivative which is a prodrug ester of the well known designer drug 4-HO-DiPT. It is one of a number...
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    bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis. Tributyrin is a stable and rapidly absorbed prodrug of butyric acid which enhances antiproliferative effects of dihydroxycholecalciferol...
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  • His main research focus has been on the design and characterization of prodrugs and protoxins targeted for activation by cancer specific proteases. This...
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    modulators mAChRsTooltip Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors Precursors (and prodrugs) Acetyl-coA Adafenoxate Choline (lecithin) Citicoline Cyprodenate Dimethylethanolamine...
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    the lysine-analog of enalapril. Unlike other ACE inhibitors, it is not a prodrug, is not metabolized by the liver, and is excreted unchanged in the urine...
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    glucocorticoid effects. Trenbolone acetate is an androgen ester and a short-lasting prodrug of trenbolone in the body. Trenbolone acetate was discovered in 1963 and...
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    olmesartan, the metabolism of the drug is unusual as it is a cascading prodrug. Candesartan has good bioavailibility and is the most potent by weight...
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    dipropionate is the USAN and former BAN. It is a prodrug of the free form, beclometasone (INN). The prodrug beclometasone is marketed in Norway and Russia...
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  • an androgen and testosterone prodrug Δ1-Androstenediol (Δ1-androsten-3β,17β-diol) – an androgen and δ1-testosterone prodrug Androstenedione Δ4-Androstenedione...
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    Nabumetone (category Prodrugs)
    received regulatory approval in 1991. Nabumetone is a non-acidic NSAID prodrug that is rapidly metabolized in the liver to the active metabolite, 6-methoxy-2-naphthyl...
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    is not recommended by the manufacturer. Lisdexamfetamine is an inactive prodrug that works after being converted by the body into dextroamphetamine, a...
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    recreational use. γ-Valerolactone (GVL) acts as a prodrug to GHV, analogously to how γ-butyrolactone (GBL) is a prodrug to GHB. 1,4-Butanediol (1-4-BD) Aceburic...
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    medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus. A prodrug form of adefovir was previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon...
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    Serdexmethylphenidate is a prodrug of dexmethylphenidate created by the pharmaceutical company KemPharm (now Zevra Therapeutics). The compound was first...
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    N-Phenylacetyl-l-prolylglycine ethyl ester is promoted as a nootropic and is a prodrug of cyclic glycine-proline. Other names include the brand name Noopept (Russian:...
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    the European Union in February 1996. It was initially introduced as the prodrug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF, trade name CellCept) to improve oral bioavailability...
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    Evofosfamide (category Prodrugs)
    been evaluated in the treatment of solid tumors, as a hypoxia-activated prodrug (HAPs), such chemical agents in low oxygen conditions undergo bio-reduction...
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