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plitidepsin

A cyclic depsipeptide isolated from the marine tunicate Aplidium albicans. Plitidepsin displays a broad spectrum of antitumor activities, inducing apoptosis by triggering mitochondrial cytochrome c release, initiating the Fas/DC95, JNK pathway and activating caspase 3 activation. This agent also inhibits elongation factor 1-a, thereby interfering with protein synthesis, and induces G1 arrest and G2 blockade, thereby inhibiting tumor cell growth.
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Synonym:aplidine
dehydrodemnin B
dehydrodidemnin B
US brand name:Aplidin
Abbreviation:APLD
DDB
Chemical structure:N-[1-(1,2-dioxopropyl)-L-prolyl]didemnin A
NSC code:638719
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