The active ingredient in a drug used to treat acute leukemias and some other types of cancer. It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it may kill cancer cells. It is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called daunorubicin.
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http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=D
Synonym for daunorubicin ... <chemical> Very toxic anthracycline aminoglycoside antibiotic isolated from streptomyces peucetius and others, used in treatment of leukaemias and other neoplasms. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics, anthracycline. ... Chemical name: 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 8-acetyl-10-((3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hex...
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