Halpern B C, Clark B R, Hardy D N, Halpern R M, Smith R A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Apr;71(4):1133-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.4.1133.
In tissue cultures of normal adult and malignant mammalian cells, homocystine has been substituted for methionine in a medium rich in folic acid and cyanocobalamin. Normal adult cells thrive. Three highly malignant cell types from three different species, including man, die.
在正常成年哺乳动物细胞和恶性哺乳动物细胞的组织培养中,在富含叶酸和氰钴胺素的培养基中,同型胱氨酸已被用来替代蛋氨酸。正常成年细胞生长旺盛。来自包括人类在内的三个不同物种的三种高度恶性细胞类型死亡。