Definition of Anthramycin
1. Noun. (medicine) Any of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, having a benzodiazepine structure, isolated from ''Streptomyces '' bacteria, that have antitumour activity ¹
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Medical Definition of Anthramycin
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3-(5,10,11,11a-tetrahydro-9,11-dihydroxy-8-methyl-5-oxo-1h-pyrrolo(2,1-c)(1,4)benzodiazepin-2-yl)-2-propenamide. A broad-spectrum spectrum antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from streptomyces refuineus var. Thermotolerans. It has low toxicity, some activity against trichomonas and endamoeba, and inhibits RNA and DNA synthesis. It binds irreversibly to DNA.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic.
Chemical name: 2-Propenamide, 3-(5,10,11,11a-tetrahydro-9,11-dihydroxy-8-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrrolo(2,1-c)(1,4)benzodiazepin-2-yl)-, (11R-(2(E),11alpha,11abeta))-
(12 Dec 1998)
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