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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Indoles > Indolequinones > Mitomycins
Organic Chemicals > Quinones > Indolequinones > Mitomycins
Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Azirines > Mitomycins

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Mitomycins  

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Note

  • MITOMYCIN is also available

Scope note

  • A group of methylazirinopyrroloindolediones obtained from certain Streptomyces strains. They are very toxic antibiotics used as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS in some solid tumors. PORFIROMYCIN and MITOMYCIN are the most useful members of the group.

History note

  • 82; was MITOMYCIN 1963-81

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008937

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