- daunorubicin
- An anticancer drug that is a type of antitumor antibiotic and anthracycline.
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Daunorubicin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (8S,10S) 8 acetyl 10 [(2S,4S,5S,6S) 4 amino 5 hydroxy 6 methyl oxan 2 yl]oxy 6,8,11 trihydroxy 1 methoxy 9,10 dihydro 7H tetracene 5,12 dione … Wikipedia
Daunorubicin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Daunorubicin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
daunorubicin hydrochloride — [USP] the hydrochloride salt of daunorubicin, having the same actions as the base; used in the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute monocytic leukemia, erythroleukemia, and neuroblastoma, administered… … Medical dictionary
daunorubicin — noun Etymology: dauno (as in daunomycin) + rubidomycin, a substance found to be identical with daunomycin (from International Scientific Vocabulary rubido from Latin rubidus red + mycin) Date: circa 1968 an antibiotic C27H29NO10 that is a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
daunorubicin — noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy … Wiktionary
daunorubicin — An antibiotic of the rhodomycin group, obtained from Streptomyces peucetius; used in the treatment of acute leukemia; also used in cytogenetics to produce Q type chromosome bands. SYN: daunomycin. * * * dau·no·ru·bi·cin rü bə sən n an antibiotic… … Medical dictionary
Daunorubicin — Dau|no|ru|bi|cin [Kunstw. zu lat. rubicundus = hochrot, glühend rot], das; s; Syn.: Daunomycin, Rubidomycin: ↑ Anthracyclin … Universal-Lexikon
daunorubicin — [ˌdɔ:nə(ʊ) ru:bɪsɪn] noun Medicine a synthetic antibiotic used in the treatment of leukaemia and other cancers. Origin 1960s: from Daunia in southern Italy, where it was developed, + rubi red + mycin … English new terms dictionary
daunorubicin — dau·no·ru·bi·cin … English syllables
daunorubicin — n. an anthracycline antibiotic that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukaemia. It is administered by injection. Possible side effects include loss of hair and damage to bone marrow and heart muscle. Trade names … The new mediacal dictionary
