Sitagliptin


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What they say about it

Sitagliptin is the active Health & Medicine ingredient in the drug, Januvia, which works to help diabetics maintain the appropriate level of insulin and sugar in their bloodstreams.


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How they say it works

Custom bio-catalyst that performs a key chemical step in the sitagliptin synthesis process. The enzyme operation did not exist in nature and so had to be engineered.


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Ensuing Products
Januvia, an insulin-regulating drug

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codexis.com

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