Eflornithine

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.

Descriptor ID	D000518
MeSH Number(s)	D12.125.068.665.340 D12.125.095.765.340
Concept/Terms	Eflornithine Eflornithine alpha-Difluoromethyl Ornithine Ornithine, alpha-Difluoromethyl alpha Difluoromethyl Ornithine alpha-Difluoromethylornithine alpha Difluoromethylornithine Difluoromethylornithine Difluoromethylornithine DL-alpha-Difluoromethylornithine DL alpha Difluoromethylornithine RMI 71782 RMI 71782 71782, RMI MDL-71,782 A MDL-71,782 A MDL 71,782 A MDL71,782 A Ornidyl Ornidyl Vaniqa Vaniqa Women First Brand of Eflornithine Hydrochloride Eflornithine Hydrochloride Eflornithine Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Eflornithine Eflornithine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate Eflornithine

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Eflornithine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Amino Acids, Basic [D12.125.068]
Ornithine [D12.125.068.665]
Eflornithine [D12.125.068.665.340]
Amino Acids, Diamino [D12.125.095]
Ornithine [D12.125.095.765]
Eflornithine [D12.125.095.765.340]

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