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duborimycin

An anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic with therapeutic effects similar to those of doxorubicin. Duborimycin exhibits cytotoxic activity through topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis.
Synonym:13-Hydroxydaunomycin
Daunomycinol
Daunomycinol HCl
Daunorubicineal
Duborimycin Hydrochloride
Duborimycine
Duborimycine, Hydrochloride
Chemical structure:5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-.alpha.-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8, 9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-, hydrochloride
NSC code:180510
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