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EUTOMERE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Pharmacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chiral switch
1, record 1, English, chiral%20switch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A "chiral switch" occurs in the pharmaceutical market when a drug made up of 2 enantiomer forms is replaced with a purified single-enantiomer version, often in the context of a patent expiration. 2, record 1, English, - chiral%20switch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Pharmacie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glissement chiral
1, record 1, French, glissement%20chiral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplacement, dans un médicament, d’un principe actif initialement racémique par son eutomère. 2, record 1, French, - glissement%20chiral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glissement chiral : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 28 janvier 2020. 3, record 1, French, - glissement%20chiral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Pharmacology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eutomer 1, record 2, English, eutomer
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Pharmacologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eutomère
1, record 2, French, eutom%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Celui des deux énantiomères d’un composé chiral pharmacologiquement actif qui est le plus apte à fournir l’activité thérapeutique recherchée. 1, record 2, French, - eutom%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eutomère : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 juillet 2012. 2, record 2, French, - eutom%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Pharmacology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- distomer 1, record 3, English, distomer
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Pharmacologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- distomère
1, record 3, French, distom%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Celui des deux énantiomères d’un composé chiral pharmacologiquement actif qui n’ a pas été retenu pour l'activité thérapeutique recherchée, parce que son action est moindre que celle de l'eutomère, contraire ou simplement différente. 1, record 3, French, - distom%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
distomère : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 juillet 2012. 2, record 3, French, - distom%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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