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- dox·o·ru·bi·cin
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doxorubicin
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Doxorubicin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (7S,9S) 7 [(2R,4S,5S,6S) 4 amino 5 hydroxy 6 methyloxan 2 yl]oxy 6,9,11 trihydroxy 9 (2 hydroxyacetyl) 4 methoxy 8,10 dihydro 7H tetracene 5,12 dione Clinical data … Wikipedia
Doxorubicin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Doxorubicin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
doxorubicin — A drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Doxorubicin comes from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius. It damages DNA (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic… … English dictionary of cancer terms
doxorubicin — An antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces peucetius; also used in cytogenetics to produce Q type chromosome bands. SYN: adriamycin. * * * doxo·ru·bi·cin .däk sə rü bə sən n an anthracycline antibiotic with broad antineoplastic… … Medical dictionary
doxorubicin — n. an anthracycline antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces peucetius caesius and used mainly in the treatment of leukaemia and various other forms of cancer. Doxorubicin acts by interfering with the production of DNA and RNA (see also cytotoxic… … The new mediacal dictionary
doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome — A form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that may have fewer side effects and work better than doxorubicin. Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome is used to treat ovarian cancer, AIDS related Kaposi sarcoma, and multiple myeloma in patients whose… … English dictionary of cancer terms
doxorubicin hydrochloride — A drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Doxorubicin hydrochloride comes from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius. It damages DNA (the molecules inside cells that carry… … English dictionary of cancer terms
doxorubicin hydrochloride — [USP] the hydrochloride salt of doxorubicin, having the same actions as the base, used for the treatment of lymphomas, leukemias, soft tissue sarcomas, and a wide variety of carcinomas; administered intravenously … Medical dictionary
doxorubicin — noun Etymology: deoxy + orubicin (as in daunorubicin) Date: 1971 an antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C27H29NO11•HCl … New Collegiate Dictionary
doxorubicin — Cytotoxic antibiotic from Streptomyces peucetius. Blocks topoisomerase and reverse transcriptase by intercalating into the DNA. Has been used in clinical oncology … Dictionary of molecular biology
doxorubicin — /dok seuh rooh beuh sin/, n. Pharm. a cytotoxic antibiotic, C27H29NO11, derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers. [D(E)OX(Y) + O + L … Universalium
