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Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Chromomycins

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Chromomycins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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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)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002865

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