Concept information
Preferred term
Chromomycins
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Chromomycin
Note
- antineoplastic antibiotics
Scope note
- A complex of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics from Streptomyces griseus. The major component, CHROMOMYCIN A3, is used as a fluorescent stain of DNA where it attaches and inhibits RNA synthesis. It is also used as an antineoplastic agent, especially for solid tumors.
History note
- 73(72)
In other languages
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Finnish
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kromomysiini
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002865
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