Mechanisrn of action of sildenafil

Sildenafil is a competitive and reversible inhibitor of cGMP hydrolysis by the catalytic site of PDE5 . Sildenafil is an analog of cGMP , the PDE5 substrate , but PDE5 has - 1000-fold higher affinity for sildenafil than for cGMP. The purine ring of cGMP is mimicked by similar components in sildenafil , and this [...]

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