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Mechanism of action of asparaginase. The lack of asparagine synthetase in NK/T-cells means that they are dependent on exogenous asparagine and glutamine. By degrading asparagine and glutamine to aspartic acid and glutamic acid, asparaginase inhibits essential intracellular protein synthesis and triggers cell death. NK = natural killer.
