- antineoplastic antibiotic
- A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called an anticancer antibiotic or antitumor antibiotic.
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antineoplastic antibiotic
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antineoplastic antibiotic — antitumor antibiotic any of a class of antineoplastic agents that act by binding DNA and preventing RNA, and therefore protein, synthesis; they are thus cell cycle nonspecific … Medical dictionary
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antineoplastic — I noun any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
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anticancer antibiotic — A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called an antitumor antibiotic or antineoplastic antibiotic … English dictionary of cancer terms
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Plicamycin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1S) 5 deoxy 1 C ((2S,3S) 7 {[2,6 dideoxy 3 O (2,6 dideoxy β D arabino hexopyranosyl) β D arabino hexopyranosyl]oxy} 3 {[2,6 dideoxy 3 C methyl β D ribo hex … Wikipedia
dactinomycin — Produced by several species of Streptomyces ( e.g., S. parvulus); an antineoplastic antibiotic used especially for Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms tumor in children and for trophoblastic disease … Medical dictionary
