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Abstract
A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.
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Synonyms
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- Picibanyl
- NSC-B116209
- OK-432
- Streptococcal OK-432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK-432
- NSC B116209
- NSCB116209
- OK 432
- OK432
- Streptococcal OK 432
- Streptococcal OK432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK 432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK432
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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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History Note
91(83); was see under BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS 1983-90; was STREPTOCOCCAL PREPARATION OK-432 see under BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS 1978-82
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- Streptococcus (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Picibanil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010844. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010844
- Picibanil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picibanil
- Picibanil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1618010