Preferred Label : Esperamicin Antibiotic;
NCIt synonyms : Esperamicin Antineoplastic Antibiotic; Esperamicins; Esperamycin; Esperamicin;
NCIt definition : Any agent belonging to the esperamicins, a class of bacterium-derived chromoprotein
enediyne antibiotics with antineoplastic activity. Esperamicins bind to the minor
groove of DNA, cleave DNA and induce apoptosis of tumor cells.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL550819;
Origin ID : C148123;
UMLS CUI : C4723832;
Semantic type(s)
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
