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Description
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Cycloleucine is an amino acid formed by cyclization of leucine. Cycloleucine is a non-metabolisable amino acid and is a specific and reversible inhibitor of nucleic acid methylation, and as such is widely used in biochemical experiments. [Wikipedia] |
Pharmacology |
Cycloleucine has cytostatic, immunosuppressive and antineoplastic activities. |
Toxicity |
Oral, mouse: LD50 = 309 mg/kg; oral, rat: LD50 = 290 mg/kg |
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Humans and other mammals |
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Herberg LJ, Rose IC: Effects of D-cycloserine and cycloleucine, ligands for the NMDA-associated strychnine-insensitive glycine site, on brain-stimulation reward and spontaneous locomotion. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1990 Aug;36(4):735-8.
[Pubmed]
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