Undifferentiated stem cell-removing agent, and method for removing undifferentiated stem cells

Abstract

An undifferentiated stem cell-removing agent which contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor, a fatty acid utilization inhibitor, and a cholesterol synthesis inhibitor; a method for removing undifferentiated stem cells which includes culturing a cell mixture that contains an undifferentiated stem cell and a differentiated cell in the presence of the undifferentiated stem cell-removing agent; and a production method of cells for transplantation which includes the following steps (i) and (ii): a step (i) of inducing a desired differentiated cell from an undifferentiated stem cell, and a step (ii) of culturing the cell mixture obtained in the step (i) in the presence of the undifferentiated stem cell-removing agent are provided.

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