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genisi

05/18/09 6:33 AM

#78089 RE: rkrw #78087

I'm not a chemist, (you should ask the guys at SI like tommysdad and Miljenko) but as far as drug molecules are concerned fluorine is usually more lipophilic than hydrogen, which makes the fluorinated compounds more fat soluble. This allows them to partition into membranes more easily and they have higher bioavailability.