α-Difluoromethylornithine is a suicide inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase. Initially developed for cancer treatment, eflornithine was found to be very efficient against trypanosomiasis. The ornithine derivative also found use in cosmetics, eflornithine-containing creams allow to reduce excessive hair growth (hirsutism). CAS Number (net): 67037-37-0, (hydrochloride): 68278-23-9.
α-Difluoromethylornithine is a suicide inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase. Initially developed for cancer treatment, eflornithine was found to be very efficient against trypanosomiasis. The ornithine derivative also found use in cosmetics, eflornithine-containing creams allow to reduce excessive hair growth (hirsutism). CAS Number (net): 67037-37-0, (hydrochloride): 68278-23-9.
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