mebendazole

American

[muh-ben-duh-zohl] / məˈbɛn dəˌzoʊl /

noun

Pharmacology.

an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.

Etymology

Origin of mebendazole

me(thyl) + ben(zimi)dazole a component of its chemical name

Example Sentences

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Biochemical investigation of this relationship revealed that mebendazole inhibits the activity of a protein kinase called CTR1.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

"We noticed this molecule called mebendazole was causing the roots to grow more horizontally," says first author Wenrong He, a former postdoctoral researcher in Busch's lab.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

The team observed that genes throughout the ethylene signaling pathway were activated in response to mebendazole, and, in turn, the pathway was carrying out the resulting changes in root growth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

The drugs albendazole and mebendazole can disrupt adult hookworms’ metabolism and reproduction, most often with little to no side effects in the host.

From Scientific American • Jan. 29, 2019

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