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Inhibitor vs Isobutylmethylxanthine - What's the difference?

inhibitor | isobutylmethylxanthine |

As nouns the difference between inhibitor and isobutylmethylxanthine

is that inhibitor is inhibitor (all senses) while isobutylmethylxanthine is (chemistry) a certain non-specific inhibitor of phosphodiesterases, which also possesses adenosine antagonist activity.

inhibitor

English

(wikipedia inhibitor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
  • (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process

    • Derived terms

    * inhibitory

    See also

    * catalyst ----

    isobutylmethylxanthine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia isobutylmethylxanthine)
  • (chemistry) A certain non-specific inhibitor of phosphodiesterases, which also possesses adenosine antagonist activity.

    • Synonyms

    * IBMX