Chemicals and Drugs

Mimosine

3-Hydroxy-4-oxo-1(4H)-pyridinealanine. An antineoplastic alanine-substituted pyridine derivative isolated from Leucena glauca.

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Abstract

3-Hydroxy-4-oxo-1(4H)-pyridinealanine. An antineoplastic alanine-substituted pyridine derivative isolated from Leucena glauca.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Leucaenine
  • Leucaenol
  • Leucenine
  • Leucenol

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

an antineoplastic

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History Note

91(75); was see under PYRIDONES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Alanine (1972-1974)
  • Pyridones (1969-1974)

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  1. D03w.383.725w.791.550w
  2. D12.125w.042w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mimosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008898. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008898
  2. Mimosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosine
  3. Mimosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3180669