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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptides, Cyclic > Cyclosporins
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Peptides, Cyclic > Cyclosporins

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Cyclosporins  

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Entry terms

  • Cyclosporines

Note

  • do not confuse with CYCLOSPORINE, a specific drug

Scope note

  • A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003524

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