Acarbose

"Acarbose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An inhibitor of ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES that retards the digestion and absorption of DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES in the SMALL INTESTINE.

Descriptor ID	D020909
MeSH Number(s)	D09.698.629.802.100
Concept/Terms	Acarbose Acarbose Bay g 5421 Bay g 5421 Glumida Glumida Lasa Brand of Acarbose Precose Precose Glucor Bayer Brand of Acarbose Glucobay Prandase

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Oligosaccharides [D09.698.629]
Trisaccharides [D09.698.629.802]
Acarbose [D09.698.629.802.100]

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