Medical Definition of Diazooxonorleucine
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An amino acid that inhibits phosphate-activated glutaminase and interferes with glutamine metabolism. It is an antineoplastic antibiotic produced by an unidentified species of streptomyces from peruvian soil.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, antimetabolites, antineoplastic.
Chemical name: Norleucine, 6-diazo-5-oxo-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diazooxonorleucine
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