Mimosine arrests the cell cycle after cells enter S-phase.
L-Mimosine (beta-N-[3-hydroxy-4-pyridone]-alpha-aminopropionic acid)--a rare amino acid derived from Mimosa and Leucaena plants--arrests cells reversibly late during G1 phase or at the beginning of S-phase. If mimosine were to arrest cells immediately before S-phase, it would provide a superb tool f...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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