Meanings
nountacrolimus (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn 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) .
2009 March 5, Kohsuke Inomata et al., “High-resolution multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy of proteins in human cells”, in Nature, volume 458, number 7234, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn immunosuppressive drug obtained from Streptomyces tsukubaensis used mainly after organ transplantation.
Similar
fujimycinFK-506
Origin
From Translingual t(sukubaensis) + English (m)acrol(ide) + -imus (“immunosuppressant”).
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tacrolimus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacrolimus
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Chicago
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