monomethylfumarate
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monomethylfumarate (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The monomethyl ester of fumaric acid
- 2015 July 8, Nele Dammeier et al., “Case report of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy under treatment with dimethyl fumarate”, in BMC Neurology[1], volume 15, :
- The active antipsoriatic agent monomethylfumarate inhibits the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1 alpha [ 6 ] and increases the secretion of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 by helper T-cells [ 7 ].