Zosuquidar

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A difluorocyclopropyl quinoline. Zosuquidar binds with high affinity to P-glycoprotein and inhibits P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance (MDR). P-glycoprotein, encoded by the MDR-1 gene, is a member of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily of transmembrane transporters and prevents the intracellular accumulation of many natural product-derived cytotoxic agents.

**Synonyms:** - (R)-4-((1aR,6R,10bS)-1,2-Difluoro-1,1a,6,10b-tetrahydrodibenzo(a,e)cyclopropa(c)cycloheptan-6-yl)-alpha-((5-quinoloyloxy)methyl)-1-piperazineethanol - ZOSUQUIDAR