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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020909
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020909
Preferred Name

Acarbose

Definitions
An inhibitor of ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES that retards the digestion and absorption of DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES in the SMALL INTESTINE.
Synonyms
Prandase
Bay g 5421
Precose
Glucor
D-glucose, O-4,6-dideoxy-4-(((1S-(1 alpha,4 alpha,5 beta,6 alpha))-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)amino)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-alpha-D-glucopyr anosyl-(1-4)-
Glumida
Glucobay
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