NCIt synonyms : 1H-Benzimidazole, 6-methoxy-2-[(S)-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2- pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-,
Sodium Salt (1:1);
NCIt definition : The sodium salt of the S-isomer of omeprazole, with gastric proton pump inhibitor
activity. In the acidic compartment of parietal cells, esomeprazole is protonated
and converted into the active achiral sulfenamide; the active sulfenamide forms one
or more covalent disulfide bonds with the proton pump hydrogen-potassium adenosine
triphosphatase (H /K ATPase), thereby inhibiting its activity and the parietal cell
secretion of H ions into the gastric lumen, the final step in gastric acid production.
H /K ATPase is an integral membrane protein of the gastric parietal cell.;