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Bleomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin refers to a family of structurally related compounds. When used as an anticancer agent the chemotherapeutical forms are primarily bleomycin A2 and B2. It works by causing breaks in DNA.

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ATC prefix
L01
ATC suffix
DC01
CAS number
11056-06-7
DrugBank
DB00290
FDA UNII code
40S1VHN69B
IUPAC name
(3-[(2'-(5S8S9S10R13S)-15-6-amino-2- [(1S)-3-amino-1-[(2S)-23-diamino-3-oxopropyl]amino-3-oxopropyl] -5-methylpyrimidin-4-yl-13-[[(2R3S4S5S6S)-3- [(2R3S4S5R6R)-4-(carbamoyloxy)-35-dihydroxy-6- (hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy -45-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy (1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl]-9-hydroxy-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-810-dimethyl-471215-tetraoxo-361114-tetraazapentadec-1-yl-24'-bi-13-thiazol-4-yl)carbonyl]aminopropyl)(dimethyl)sulfonium
PubChem
456190

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