Any substance that inhibits protein farnesyltransferase, an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a farnesyl moiety from farnesyl pyrophosphate to a cysteine. Protein farnesyltransferase is involved in Ras-mediated post-translational modification. Inhibition of protein farnesyltransferase may inhibit the oncogenic activity of Ras.

Synonyms: Protein Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitors Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors FTI Protein Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor

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Term information

CHEBI ID

CHEBI:64133

Legacy Concept Name

Farnesyl_Transferase_Inhibitor

Preferred Name

Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor

Semantic Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS CUI

C1517132

code

C2020

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ncit.owl

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