acivicin

Definition / meaning of acivicin

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.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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