Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5811971 | Medical Hypotheses | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
If the observed increase of glycine consumption in rapidly proliferating cancer cells has its basis in the need for heme biosynthesis, then mitochondrial serine hydroxymethyltransferase should be considered as a key target for the development of new chemotherapic agents.
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Authors
Martino L. di Salvo, Roberto Contestabile, Alessandro Paiardini, Bruno Maras,