Using mice, the team found salmonella stopped T cells from fighting cancer cells because the bacteria depleting an amino acid called asparagine. It is now hoped the discovery can lead to ...

Scientists discovered that a chemical compound called asparagine can fuel tumor growth in mice that have a tough-to-treat form of breast cancer. The results, published in the journal Nature on ...

For asparaginase, this reaction is breaking down an amino acid called asparagine. Cells need asparagine to survive. White blood cells can normally make their own asparagine, but cancerous white blood ...

L-Asparagine and Leukemia The cells of some leukemias need an outside supply of the amino acid L-asparagine. This means they are vulnerable to treatment with the enzyme L-asparaginase, which ...