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chromomycins
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Glycosides
Definitions related to chromomycins:
  • A complex of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics from Streptomyces griseus. The major component, CHROMOMYCIN A3, is used as a fluorescent stain of DNA where it attaches and inhibits RNA synthesis. It is also used as an antineoplastic agent, especially for solid tumors.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (chromomycin antineoplastic antibiotic) A glycosidic antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces griseus. Chromomycin antibiotics bind to the minor groove of DNA, specifically to guanine/cytosine base pairs, and inhibit RNA synthesis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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