daunorubicin

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:
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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 — An anticancer drug that is a type of antitumor antibiotic and anthracycline …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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