asparaginase
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of asparaginase
First recorded in 1960–65; asparagine + -ase
Example Sentences
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"Administering asparaginase alongside venetoclax may lower the risk of ALL relapse, the major reason for treatment failure," said co-author Ching-Hon Pui, MD, St. Jude Department of Oncology Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Endowed Chair of Leukemia Research.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
"When you add asparaginase, you hit mTOR signaling," Yang said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
"One is an earlier stage that is more resistant to asparaginase and another later stage that is more sensitive to it."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
But it has the enormous ad vantage that whereas other anticancer drugs may damage normal cells as well as cancer cells, asparaginase is highly selective.
From Time Magazine Archive
From this only 1/30 of an ounce of asparaginase can be extracted.
From Time Magazine Archive
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