The immunosuppressive agent mizoribine monophosphate is an inhibitor of the human RNA capping enzyme.

Mizoribine monophosphate (MZP) is a specific inhibitor of the cellular inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), the enzyme catalyzing the rate-limiting step of de novo guanine nucleotide biosynthesis. MZP is a highly potent antagonistic inhibitor of IMPDH that blocks the proliferation of...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Picard-Jean, Isabelle Bougie, Satoshi Shuto, Martin Bisaillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547949?pdf=render