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Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an orally bioavailable prodrug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), a potent immunosuppressive agent. MPA acts by inhibiting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), which catalyzes the first step in de novo synthesis of guanine (Ransom, 1995). This process is critical to mitogen-stimulating lymphocytes, which gives rise to MPA’s therapeutic efficacy.
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Marinaro, W.A. (2007). Case Study: Mycophenolate Mofetil. In: Stella, V.J., Borchardt, R.T., Hageman, M.J., Oliyai, R., Maag, H., Tilley, J.W. (eds) Prodrugs. Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects, vol V. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49785-3_47
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