Preferred Name

Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitor
Synonyms
Definitions

Any substance that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate, an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis. Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2153

code

C2153

definition

Any substance that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate, an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis. Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.

label

Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

Dihydrofolate_Reductase_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitor

prefixIRI

NCIT:C2153

prefLabel

Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitor

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C3537100

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C471

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