asparaginase
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of asparaginase
First recorded in 1960–65; asparagine + -ase
Example Sentences
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"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
"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
The protein is also downstream of mTOR, the protein targeted by asparaginase.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
A man who had several melanoma deposits under his skin was given asparaginase for three weeks; now, four months later, he appears free of this virulent disease.
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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