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desmethyltamoxifen en · NOUN

Etymology

From desmethyl + tamoxifen.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
    • Tamoxifen, 4-OHT, and desmethyltamoxifen (DMT) were detected and quantified in tumor tissues from tamoxifen treated mice. 2015 September 9, Qiu Zhong et al., “Boronic prodrug of 4-hydroxytamoxifen is more efficacious than tamoxifen with enhanced bioavailability independent of CYP2D6 status”, in BMC Cancer, volume 15, →DOI: