Definition of Daunomycin
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Medical Definition of Daunomycin
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Very toxic anthracycline aminoglycoside antibiotic isolated from streptomyces peucetius and others, used in treatment of leukaemias and other neoplasms.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, anthracycline.
Chemical name: 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 8-acetyl-10-((3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-
(12 Dec 1998)
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