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boronophenylalanine

boronophenylalanine noun: a dihydroxyboryl derivative of phenylalanine, used in cancer therapy.

Noun

boronophenylalanine

  1. A dihydroxyboryl derivative of phenylalanine, used in cancer therapy.
    • Kawabata et al. reported that BNCT utilizing sodium borocaptate and boronophenylalanine simultaneously in combination with X-irradiation enhanced the survival of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, in comparison with BNCT alone.2015 September 2, “The Anti-Proliferative Effect of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in a Prostate Cancer Xenograft Model”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about boronophenylalanine

What does boronophenylalanine mean?
Boronophenylalanine means a dihydroxyboryl derivative of phenylalanine, used in cancer therapy.
What part of speech is boronophenylalanine?
Boronophenylalanine is a noun.

Words near boronophenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. boronization
  2. boronizations
  3. boronlike
  4. boronolectin
  5. boronolectins
  6. boronophenylalanine
  7. borons
  8. boronyl
  9. boronyls
  10. Boroondara
  11. boropeptide

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