camptothecin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug

Word forms

camptothecin

Etymology

From Camptotheca + -in.

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