selisistat

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English

Etymology

From +‎ -stat (enzyme inhibitor).

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Noun

selisistat (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A particular SIRT1 inhibitor drug.
    • 2016 January 28, “SIRT1 Activity Is Linked to Its Brain Region-Specific Phosphorylation and Is Impaired in Huntington’s Disease Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      In contrast, a SIRT1 inhibitor, selisistat, has been reported to alleviate HD-related phenotypes in multiple HD models and has been found to be safe in clinical trials.