Description
Disulfiramisaninhibitorofaldehydedehydrogenasethatisclinicallyusedtotreatchronicalcoholdependence.Disulfirampreventscompletemetabolismofalcohol,allowingacetaldehydetobuildup.Disulfiramalsoexhibitsanticancerandanti-parasiticactivities.Thiscompoundinhibitsthe26Sproteasome,activatingcaspases3and7andinducingapoptosisinchroniclymphocyticleukemia(CLL),non-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC),ovariancancer,andbreastcancercells.DisulfiramalsoinhibitsMGMT,potentiallyenhancingtheefficacyofotherco-admiNISTeredchemotherapeutics.Additionally,disulfiraminhibitsthegrowthofprotozoansTrichomonasandTritrichomonas.
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