An antimicrotubule agent is a type of drug that blocks
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antimicrotubule agent — A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
antimicrotubule — adjective Describing any agent that interferes with microtubules during mitosis and thus inhibit cell growth and division … Wiktionary
Cryptophycine — Die Cryptophycine sind eine Familie zum Teil stark cytotoxischer und antibiotisch wirksamer, makrocyclischer Depsipeptide. Cryptophycine bestehen aus vier Bausteinen, zwei Amino und zwei Hydroxysäuren. Einer der Hydroxysäure Bausteine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
Docetaxel — [1] Docetaxel Systematic (IUPAC) name 1,7β,10β trihydroxy 9 oxo 5β,20 epoxytax 11 ene 2α,4,13α triyl 4 acetate 2 benzoate 13 {(2R,3S) 3 [(tert butoxycarbonyl)amino] 2 hydroxy … Wikipedia
Cryptophycin — is a potent cytotoxin produced by cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc. It is also a promising drug in many cancer therapies. Mode of Operation Cryptophycin works by attacking the tubulin microfilaments found in eukaryotic cells and thereby… … Wikipedia
taxane — A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Taxanes interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer. A taxane is a type of mitotic… … English dictionary of cancer terms
vinca alkaloid — A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Vinca alkaloids interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer. A vinca alkaloid is a type of… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Vinblastine — Systematic (IUPAC) name dimethyl (2β,3β,4β,5α,12β,19α) 15 [(5S,9S) 5 ethyl 5 hydroxy 9 (methoxycarbonyl) Clinical data AHFS/ … Wikipedia
Rhizoxin — Chembox new ImageFile = Rhizoxin.svg ImageSize = 280px IUPACName = OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 90996 54 6 PubChem = 11969567 SMILES = Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = C35H47NO9 MolarMass = 625.749 g/mol Appearance … Wikipedia
