Cilengitide
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Cilengitide Definition
A cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp peptide with potential antineoplastic activity. Cilengitide binds to and inhibits the activities of the alpha(v)beta(3) and alpha(v)beta(5) integrins, thereby inhibiting endothelial cell-cell interactions, endothelial cell-matrix interactions, and angiogenesis. (NCI04)
Cilengitide Synonyms
Cilengitide, EMD 121974, EMD-121974, cyclo(L-arginylglycyl-L-a-aspartyl-D-phenylalanyl-N-methyl-L-valyl)
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