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teloxantrone hydrochoride

The hydrochloride salt of an anthrapyrazole antineoplastic antibiotic. Teloxantrone intercalates into DNA and interacts with topoisomerase II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair, as well as RNA and protein synthesis.
Synonym:moxantrazole hydrochloride
Code name:CI-937
DUP 937
Chemical structure:anthra(1,9-cd)pyrazol-6(2H)-one,7,10-dihydroxy-2-(2-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-((2-(methylamino)ethyl)amino) dihydrochloride
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