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A proton pump inhibitor that works by binding to H+/K+ ATPase, an enzyme which is found on the secretory surface of parietal cells.
It thereby inhibits the final transport of hydrogen ions (via exchange with K+) into the gastric lumen.
(27 Sep 1997)
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