tacrolimus

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tacrolimus

/təˈkɹoʊ.lɪm.əs/ US

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From Translingual t(sukubaensis) + English (m)acrol(ide) + -imus (“immunosuppressant”).

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uncountable An immunosuppressive drug obtained from Streptomyces tsukubaensis used mainly after organ transplantation. Itoh, S. & Navia, M. A. Structure comparison of native and mutant human recombinant FKBP12 complexes with the immunosuppressant drug FK506 (tacrolimus) .
Similar: fujimycin, FK-506

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@misc{tacrolimus_2026,
  title = {tacrolimus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tacrolimus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}