"Eflornithine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An inhibitor of ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.
| Descriptor ID |
D000518
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.068.665.340 D12.125.095.765.340
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| Concept/Terms |
Eflornithine- Eflornithine
- alpha-Difluoromethyl Ornithine
- Ornithine, alpha-Difluoromethyl
- alpha Difluoromethyl Ornithine
- alpha-Difluoromethylornithine
- alpha Difluoromethylornithine
Eflornithine Hydrochloride- Eflornithine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Eflornithine
- Eflornithine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate
- Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate Eflornithine
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eflornithine" by people in Profiles.
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Potentiating NK cell activity by combination of Rosuvastatin and Difluoromethylornithine for effective chemopreventive efficacy against Colon Cancer. Sci Rep. 2016 11 14; 6:37046.
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Eflornithine (DFMO) prevents progression of pancreatic cancer by modulating ornithine decarboxylase signaling. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2014 Dec; 7(12):1198-209.