Engineering a novel human methionine degrading enzyme as a broadly effective cancer therapeutic

Many cancers have long been known to display an absolute requirement for the amino acid methionine (L-Met). Studies have shown that in the absence of L-Met, sensitive neoplasms experience cell cycle arrest and perish. Without the metabolic deviations that characterize L-Met auxotrophs, normal cells...

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Main Author: Paley, Olga M.
Other Authors: Georgiou, George
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/31302