Glutaminase inhibition is correlated with an increase in phospholipid unsaturation, a potential cellular adaptation
Soichiro Miyamoto1, Kana Matsumoto2, Hiroyuki Saito2
1Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
Scientific Reports
|April 3, 2026
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