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Azaserine
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Definition
: Antibiotic substance produced by various Streptomyces species. It is an inhibitor of enzymatic activities that involve glutamine and is used as an antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agent.
/biosyn permitted
Pharmacological Action
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
;
Antifungal Agents
;
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
;
Immunosuppressive Agents
Other names
Azeserine; O Diazoacetyl L serine; O-
Diazoacetyl-
L-
serine; LL-
D05139a
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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LL D05139(beta)
95153-19-8
Azaserine/*analogs & derivatives.
J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1987;40(12):1657