Rapamycin CAS 53123-88-9

FC-090

RAPA;
Sirolimus

An immunosuppressant drug used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation, and especially useful in kidney transplants. Rapamycin is a macrolide first discovered as a product of the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus in a soil sample from an island called Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.¹

1. Pritchard, D. I. Drug Discovery Today 2005, 10, 688–691.

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