Effects of A-methopterin (4-amino-N10-methylpteroylglutamic acid) on the synthesis of the adenine moiety of adenosine triphosphate.
@article{Skipper1952EffectsOA, title={Effects of A-methopterin (4-amino-N10-methylpteroylglutamic acid) on the synthesis of the adenine moiety of adenosine triphosphate.}, author={H. Skipper and C. Morgan and L. L. Bennett}, journal={Cancer research}, year={1952}, volume={12 6}, pages={ 413-4 } }
It has been demonstrated that formate and glycine are effective precursors of ATP adenine and that A-methopterin inhibits the synthesis of this nucleotide.
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