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

Preferred term

Mitomycin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Mitomycin C
  • Mitomycin-C

Note

  • MITOMYCINS is also available

Scope note

  • An antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus. It is one of the bi- or tri-functional ALKYLATING AGENTS causing cross-linking of DNA and inhibition of DNA synthesis.

History note

  • 2000(1992); for MITOMYCIN use MITOMYCIN (NM) 1981-1991

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016685

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