Concept information
Preferred term
Camptothecin
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Camptothecine
Scope note
- An alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
History note
- 73
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002166
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