A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin. This is done by interfering with the oxidation of iodide ion and iodotyrosyl groups through inhibition of the peroxidase enzyme.
Methimazole has been studied across 17 research domains including 🧬 Hormones, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🔬 Inflammation, 🛡️ Immunity, ✨ Skin & Hair. The primary research focus is 🧬 Hormones with 72% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Methimazole, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
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