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vonoprazan fumarate

The fumarate salt form of vonoprazan, a pyrrole derivative and reversible potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB), with potential antacid activity. Upon administration, vonoprazan specifically and competitively binds to the gastric hydrogen-potassium ATPase (H+/K+ ATPase) proton pump at or, more likely, near its potassium ion (K+) binding site and sterically inhibits K+ binding. This blocks the activation of the H+/K+ ATPase by K+, inhibits the proton pump and prevents gastric acid secretion, thereby lowering gastric acid levels.
US brand name:Takecab
Code name:TAK-438
Chemical structure:1H-pyrrole-3-methanamine, 5-(2-Fluorophenyl)-N-methyl-1-(3-pyridinylsulfonyl)-, (2E)-2-butenedioate (1:1)
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