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An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptothecin acuminate, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug
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Camptothecin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (S) 4 ethyl 4 hydroxy 1H pyrano[3 ,4 :6,7]indolizino[1,2 b] quinoline 3,14 (4H,12H) dione Clinical data … Wikipedia
camptothecin — camptothecin. См. камптотецин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Camptothecin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Camptothecin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
camptothecin analog — An anticancer drug related in structure to camptothecin, a topoisomerase inhibitor. One such drug is aminocamptothecin … English dictionary of cancer terms
camptothecin — Cytotoxic plant alkaloid originally isolated from Camptotheca acuminata. Anti cancer drug, inhibits DNA topoisomerase I … Dictionary of molecular biology
camptothecin — Plant alkaloids consisting of a pentacyclic structure with a lactone ring; inhibitors of topoisomerase I, i.e., topotecan and irinotecan (CPT 11). [Camptotheca, genus name of botanic source] * * * camp·to·the·cin .kamp tə thē sən n an alkaloid… … Medical dictionary
camptothecin — camp·to·the·cin … English syllables
camptothecin — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors … English dictionary of cancer terms
camptothecin — ˌkamptəˈthēsə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Camptotheca, genus name (from campto + theca) + English in : an alkaloid C20H16N2O4 from the wood of a Chinese tree (Camptotheca acuminata) of the family Nyssaceae that has shown some antileukemic… … Useful english dictionary
polyglutamate camptothecin — A form of the anticancer drug camptothecin that may have fewer side effects and work better than camptothecin. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of DNA topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called CT 2106 … English dictionary of cancer terms
