Antibiotic
menogaril
men·o·gar·il
Subclass of:
Nogalamycin
Definitions related to menogaril:
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A semisynthetic anthracycline with the amino sugar on the D ring. It displays broad-spectrum antineoplastic activity against a variety of tumors.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A semisynthetic derivative of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic nogalamycin. Menogaril intercalates into DNA and interacts with topoisomerase II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis. This agent is less cardiotoxic than doxorubicin. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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