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eflor·nithine

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Wiktionary

  1. eflornithinenoun

    A drug, u03B1-difluoromethylornithine, used to treat cancer and sleeping sickness

Wikidata

  1. Eflornithine

    Eflornithine is a drug found to be effective in the treatment of facial hirsutism as well as in African trypanosomiasis. Eflornithine hydrochloride cream for topical application is meant for women suffering from facial hirsutism. Eflornithine for injection against sleeping sickness is manufactured by Sanofi Aventis and sold under the brand name Ornidyl in the USA. Both are prescription drugs.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Eflornithine

    An inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eflornithine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eflornithine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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