camptothecin

camptothecin
Plant alkaloids consisting of a pentacyclic structure with a lactone ring; inhibitors of topoisomerase I, i.e., topotecan and irinotecan (CPT-11). [Camptotheca, genus name of botanic source]

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camp·to·the·cin .kamp-tə-'thē-sən n an alkaloid C20H16N2O4 from the wood of a Chinese tree (Camptotheca acuminata of the family Nyssaceae) that has shown some antileukemic and anticancer activity in animal studies also a semisynthetic or synthetic derivative of this

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camp·to·the·cin (kamp″to-theґsin) an alkaloid found in the tree Camptotheca acuminata; it has antitumor activity and has been chemically modified to form topoisomerase inhibitors.

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