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DL-N-(gamma-glutamyl)-ethylamine has been found to act as an antimetabolite of glutamic acid in the growth of Staphylococcus aureus1. The object of the present investigation was to study the influence of this substance on the multiplication of the parasitic flagellate Trichomonas vaginalis.
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BACK, A., SADOVSKY, A. & LICHTENSTEIN, N. In vitro Inhibition of Growth of a Pathogenic Protozoan by a Derivative of Glutamic Acid. Nature 166, 352 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166352a0
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