Description
BestatinisadipeptideinhibitorofaminopeptidasessuchasaminopeptidaseN/CD13.Bestatindisplaysefficacyinthetreatmentoflungcancer.Thiscompoundexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeutic,immunomodulatory,andanalgesicactivities.Bestatinenhancesdifferentiationofacutepromyelocyticleukemia(APL)cells.Additionally,bestatinenhancesproliferationofbonemarrowmacrophageProgenitorcellsandformationofCFU-GMcolonies.Thiscompoundalsoinhibitscatabolismofopioidendopeptides.
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