Linagliptin

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A potent, orally bioavailable dihydropurinedione-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity. The inhibition of DPP-4 by linagliptin appears to be longer lasting than that by some other DPP-4 inhibitors tested.

**Synonyms:** - (R)-8-(3-Amino-Piperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-Methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione - 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 8-((3R)-3-amino-1-piperidinyl)-7-(2-butynyl)-3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-1-((4-methyl-2-quinazolinyl)methyl)- - 8-((3R)-3-Aminopiperidin-1-yl)-7-(but-2-yn-1-yl)-3-Methyl-1-((4-Methylquinazolin-2-yl)Methyl)-3,7-Dihydro-1H-Purine-2,6-Dione - BI 1356 BS - BI-1356 - LINAGLIPTIN - Tradjenta