 Farnesol
"Farnesol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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D005204
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.415.400 D02.455.849.765.424 D10.289.400
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Farnesol" by people in Profiles.
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Crowell DN, Huizinga DH, Deem AK, Trobaugh C, Denton R, Sen SE. Arabidopsis thaliana plants possess a specific farnesylcysteine lyase that is involved in detoxification and recycling of farnesylcysteine. Plant J. 2007 Jun; 50(5):839-47.
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Leitner JW, Kline T, Carel K, Goalstone M, Draznin B. Hyperinsulinemia potentiates activation of p21Ras by growth factors. Endocrinology. 1997 May; 138(5):2211-4.
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Carel K, Kummer JL, Schubert C, Leitner W, Heidenreich KA, Draznin B. Insulin stimulates mitogen-activated protein kinase by a Ras-independent pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. J Biol Chem. 1996 Nov 29; 271(48):30625-30.
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