miglustat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).
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Noun[edit]
miglustat (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug used primarily to treat certain kinds of Gaucher's disease by inhibiting glucosylceramide synthase, an essential enzyme for the synthesis of most glycosphingolipids.