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                                                                Synonyms: Amitiza® | SPI-0211
                                 lubiprostone is an approved drug (FDA (2006)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Chemically lubiprostone is a bicyclic fatty acid derived from prostaglandin E1 (PGE1). It acts as selective activator of ClC-2 chloride channels located at the apical aspect of gastrointestinal epithelial cells.
                                    
                                   View more information in the IUPHAR Pharmacology Education Project: lubiprostone | 
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