Scheme
Rec.INN
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0078113-36-7
Chemical Formula
C43-H78-N6-O13
Molecular Weight
887
Therapeutic Category
Immunomodulator
Chemical Name
2-Acetamido-3-O-[(R)-1-[[(S)-1-[[(R)-1-carbamoyl-3-[[(S)-carboxy-5-stearamidopentyl]carbamoyl] propyl]carbamoyl]ethyl]carbamoyl]ethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose
Foreign Names
- Romurtidum (Latin)
- Romurtid (German)
- Romurtide (French)
- Romurtida (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Romurtide (OS: JAN)
- DJ 7041 (IS: Daiichi)
- MDP-Lys (IS: L18)
- Muroctasin (IS)
Brand Name
- Nopia
Daiichi Sankyo, Japan
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Glossary
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
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Romurtide is a synthetic muramyl dipeptide (MDP) derivative that is a potent inducer of cytokines. It is an MDP derivative, MDP-Lys(L18) = N-alpha-(N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutaminyl)-N epsilon-stearoyl-L-lysine), Romurtide
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