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daunorubicin hydrochloride

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The hydrochloride salt of an anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic with therapeutic effects similar to those of doxorubicin. Daunorubicin exhibits cytotoxic activity through topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis.
Synonym:Cerubidine
cloridrato de daunorubicina
daunoblastine
daunomycin hydrochloride
rubidomycin hydrochloride
Foreign brand name:Cerubidin
Daunoblastin
Daunoblastina
Ondena
Rubilem
Code name:FI-6339
RP-13057
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
5,12-naphthacenedione, 8-acetyl-10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-.alpha.-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-1-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8S-cis)-(9CI)
L-lyxo-hexopyranoside, 3.beta.-acetyl-1,2,3,4,6,11-hexahydro-3,5,12-trihydroxy-10-metldioxo-1a-naphthacenyl 3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-,.alpha.-,hydrochloride
NSC code:82151
83142
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