Chemicals and Drugs

Fatty Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

Compounds that interfere with FATTY ACID SYNTHASE resulting in a reduction of FATTY ACIDS. This is a target mechanism in humans of some ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS and ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS and of some ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS which interfere with CELL WALL and CELL MEMBRANE formation.

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Abstract

Compounds that interfere with FATTY ACID SYNTHASE resulting in a reduction of FATTY ACIDS. This is a target mechanism in humans of some ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS and ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS and of some ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS which interfere with CELL WALL and CELL MEMBRANE formation.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2008

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  • Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex (1971-2007)

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  1. D27.505.519w.186w.071w.401

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fatty Acid Synthesis Inhibitors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054872. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054872
  2. Fatty Acid Synthesis Inhibitors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430346