Bleomycin

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MSH: A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2. It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.,CSP: complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus; inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.,NCI: The active ingredient in a drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It comes from the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin damages DNA and may kill rapidly growing cancer cells. It is a type of antineoplastic antibiotic.,PDQ: A mixture of glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from the fungus Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin forms complexes with iron that reduce molecular oxygen to superoxide and hydroxyl radicals which cause single- and double-stranded breaks in DNA; these reactive oxygen species also induce lipid peroxidation, carbohydrate oxida

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