insulin degludec

Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

Noun

 * 1) An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

Coordinate terms

 * Insulin analogues as pharmaceutical drugs: