Camptothecin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Camptothecin is a noun meaning (medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug.
Meaning
(medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include camptothecine, campothecin, campothecine, exatecan, belotecan, topotecan.
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