- epipodophyllotoxin
- A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Epipodophyllotoxin is extracted from the mandrake root Podophyllum peltatum. It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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Epipodophyllotoxin — Epipodophyllotoxins are alkaloids naturally occurring in the root of American Mayapple plant ( Podophyllum peltatum ).Some epipodophyllotoxin derivatives are currently used in the treatment of cancer. These include etoposide and teniposide. They… … Wikipedia
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Etoposide — drugbox IUPAC name = 4 demethyl epipodophyllotoxin 9 [4,6 O ( R ) ethylidene beta D glucopyranoside] , 4 (dihydrogen phosphate) CAS number = 33419 42 0 ATC prefix = L01 ATC suffix = CB01 ATC supplemental = PubChem = 36462 DrugBank = APRD00239 C … Wikipedia
VP-16 — abbr. med. epipodophyllotoxin – эпидофиллотоксин … Dictionary of English abbreviation
