Concept information
Preferred term
Orlistat
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Tetrahydrolipastatin
- Tetrahydrolipstatin
- THLP
Scope note
- A lactone derivative of LEUCINE that acts as a pancreatic lipase inhibitor to limit the absorption of dietary fat; it is used in the management of obesity.
History note
- 2019 (1988)
In other languages
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Finnish
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orlistatum
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Swedish
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Tetrahydrolipstatin
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Xenical
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077403
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