Pegylated arginine deiminase
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| Pegylated arginine deiminase | |
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| Term | Pegylated arginine deiminase |
| Short definition | pegylated arginine deiminase - (pronounced) (PEH-guh-LAY-ted AR-jih-neen DEE-IH-mih-nays) A substance being studied to treat melanoma, liver cancer, and other cancers. It breaks down the amino acid arginine and can block the growth of cancer cells that need arginine to grow. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
pegylated arginine deiminase - (pronounced) (PEH-guh-LAY-ted AR-jih-neen DEE-IH-mih-nays) A substance being studied to treat melanoma, liver cancer, and other cancers. It breaks down the amino acid arginine and can block the growth of cancer cells that need arginine to grow. It's a type of iminohydrolase. Also called ADI-PEG 20
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Pegylated arginine deiminase
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