EFLORNITHINE

Domain	Definition
Health	2-(Difluoromethyl)-DL-ornithine. An inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway. As a result of this inhibition of polyamine synthesis, the compound is effective in preventing cancer formation in many organ systems, inhibiting cancer growth, and reducing tumor size. It also has synergistic action with other antineoplastic agents. In addition, it has been found effective as a trypanocidal agent. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: EFLORNITHINE

Modern Translation: EFLORNITHINE

Language		Translations for "EFLORNITHINE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		eflornithin. (various references)

Dutch		eflornithine. (various references)

Finnish		eflornitiini. (various references)

French		éflornithine. (various references)

German		Eflornithin. (various references)

Italian		eflornitina. (various references)

Pig Latin		eflornithineay

Portuguese		eflornitina. (various references)

Spanish		eflornitina. (various references)

Swedish		eflornitin. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: EFLORNITHINE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-h-i-i-l-n-n-o-r-t"
	-3 letters: ethionine, frontline, infertile, interfile, interline, ornithine, threonine.
	-4 letters: enthrone, fenthion, filthier, flintier, hereinto, hotelier, inherent, inthrone, lenition, nonelite, notifier, thionine.
	-5 letters: eloiner, enteron, fertile, finnier, firelit, heftier, heroine, hotline, inferno, inherit, interne, intoner, lenient, leonine, lintier, loftier, neither, neolith, niftier, niterie, nitinol, nitrile, nonlife, oftener, olefine, retinol, tenoner, ternion, theelin, therein, thereof, thereon.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.