Mycophenolic Acid

Synonyms

-Hexenoic acid, 6-(1,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-isobenzofuranyl)-4-methyl-, (E)-

Cellcept

Mofetil Hydrochloride, Mycophenolate

Mofetil, Mycophenolate

Mycophenolate Mofetil

Mycophenolate Mofetil Hydrochloride

Mycophenolate Sodium

Mycophenolate, Sodium

Mycophenolic Acid Morpholinoethyl Ester

Myfortic

RS 61443

RS-61443

RS61443

Sodium Mycophenolate

Compound derived from Penicillium stoloniferum and related species. It blocks de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides by inhibition of the enzyme inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMP DEHYDROGENASE). Mycophenolic acid exerts selective effects on the immune system in which it prevents the proliferation of T-CELLS, LYMPHOCYTES, and the formation of antibodies from B-CELLS. It may also inhibit recruitment of LEUKOCYTES to sites of INFLAMMATION.