teniposide

teniposide
An anticancer drug that is a podophyllotoxin derivative and belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors.

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  • Teniposide — drugbox IUPAC name = CAS number = 29767 20 2 ATC prefix = L01 ATC suffix = CB02 PubChem = 34698 DrugBank = APRD00649 C = 32 | H = 32 | O = 13 | S = 1 molecular weight = 656.655 g/mol bioavailability = n/a protein bound = >99% metabolism = Hepatic …   Wikipedia

  • teniposide — noun A podophyllotoxin derivative used in chemotherapy …   Wiktionary

  • teniposide — te·nip·o·side tə nip ə .sīd n an antineoplastic agent C32H32O13S that is a semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin * * * ten·i·po·side (VM 26) (ten ĭ poґsīd) a semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin, closely related to… …   Medical dictionary

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