Pharmacologic Substance
acivicin
Definitions related to acivicin:
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A modified amino acid and structural analog of glutamine. Acivicin inhibits glutamine amidotransferases in the purine and pyrimidine biosynthetic pathways, thereby inhibiting tumor growth in cell lines dependent on glutamine metabolism. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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USP lists as an antineoplastic agent; inhibits glutamine amidotransferases in the purine pathway.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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