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Amsacrine

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Amsacrine (synonyms: m-AMSA, acridinyl anisidide) is an antineoplastic agent. [1]

7 relations: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Chemotherapy, DNA, Etoposide, Intercalation (biochemistry), Neoplasm, Topoisomerase inhibitor.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the lymphoid line of blood cells characterized by the development of large numbers of immature lymphocytes.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a thread-like chain of nucleotides carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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Etoposide

Etoposide, sold under the brand name Etopophos among others, is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatments of a number of types of cancer.

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Intercalation (biochemistry)

In biochemistry, intercalation is the insertion of molecules between the planar bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

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Neoplasm

Neoplasia is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.

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Topoisomerase inhibitor

Topoisomerase inhibitors are chemical compounds that block the action of topoisomerase (topoisomerase I and II), which is a type of enzyme that controls the changes in DNA structure by catalyzing the breaking and rejoining of the phosphodiester backbone of DNA strands during the normal cell cycle.

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AMSA P-D, ATC code L01XX01, ATCvet code QL01XX01, Amsidine, Amsidyl, Amsine, C21H19N3O3S, MAMSA.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsacrine

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