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Maytansine
Medical Definition: | An ansa macrolide isolated from the East African shrubs Maytenus serrata and M. buchananii. It has antineoplastic activity, probably due to its inhibition of DNA synthesis. | |
Guide Notes: | /biosyn permitted if by plant | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 35846-53-8 |
Previously Indexed: | Morpholines (1966-1975),Oxazines (1976) |
Maytansine Medical Definitions and Terms
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