miglustat

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What does miglustat mean?

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.

Where does miglustat come from?

From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

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