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acridine carboxamide

A tricyclic acridine-based (or carboxamide-based) drug with dual topoisomerase inhibitor and potential antineoplastic activities. Acridine carboxamide inhibits both topoisomerases I and II and intercalates into DNA, resulting in DNA damage, the disruption of DNA repair and replication, the inhibition of RNA and protein synthesis, and cell death.
Abbreviation:DACA
Code name:SN 22995
XR5000
Chemical structure:N-(2-(dimehtylamino)ethyl)acridine-4-carboxamide
N-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)acridine-4-carboxamide
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