Description
SN-38isacamptothecinderivative.Camptothecinisaquinolonealkaloidprecursorofirinotecan;itisoriginallyfoundinCamptotheca.Camptothecinexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivity,inhibitingtopoisomeraseIandinducingdouble-strandedDNAbreaks.Camptothecinisextremelycytotoxicandonlyitsderivativesareclinicallyusedaschemotherapeutics.
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