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Organic Chemicals > Azo Compounds > Diazooxonorleucine
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Aminocaproates > Norleucine > Diazooxonorleucine
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Caproates > Aminocaproates > Norleucine > Diazooxonorleucine
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile > Caproates > Aminocaproates > Norleucine > Diazooxonorleucine

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Diazooxonorleucine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 6 Diazo 5 oxo L norleucine
  • 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine

Scope note

  • 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. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

History note

  • 91(65); was see under AZO COMPOUNDS 1965-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003980

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