ScienceAugust 22, 2026

pralatrexate

PRAH-luh-TREK-sayt

Definition

A pharmaceutical compound tested by researchers for its ability to affect the rate of cellular ageing.

Etymology

Pralatrexate is a chemical name derived from systematic pharmaceutical nomenclature, combining fragments that describe its molecular structure as an antifolate drug used in chemotherapy.

In the news

In this article, pralatrexate is identified as a candidate substance that researchers discovered can accelerate the biological ageing of human cells during laboratory experiments.

Researchers develop tool to estimate biological age of cell

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