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OMEPRAZOLE

A proton exhaust inhibitor that works by binding to H+/K+ ATPase, an enzyme which is found on the secretory surface of parietal cells. It thereby inhibits the final transport of hydrogen ions (via exchange with K+) into the gastric lumen.
isogenous   isogenous nest   isogentiobiose   isogeotherm   isoglutamine   isognathous   isogonic   isogonism   (1)
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