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anthracycline

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anthracycline /an·thra·cy·cline/ (-si´klen) a class of antineoplastic antibiotics produced by Streptomyces peucetius and S. coeruleorubidus, including daunomycin and doxorubicin.
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Anthracycline. For daunorubicin, R1=sbondCH3; for doxorubicin, R1=sbondCHOH.

anthracycline
a class of antibiotics isolated from cultures of Streptomyces peucetius; it includes the antineoplastic agents daunomycin and doxorubicin. See also anthracycline antibiotic.

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