Definition of Aclarubicin
1. Noun. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. ¹
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Medical Definition of Aclarubicin
1.
An anthracycline antibiotic produced by streptomyces galilaeus. It has potent antineoplastic activity, especially in the treatment of leukaemias, with reduced cardiac toxicity in comparison to daunorubicin or doxorubicin.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, anthracycline.
Chemical name: 1-Naphthacenecarboxylic acid,(2-ethyl-1,2,3,4,6,11-hexahydro-2,5,7-trihydroxy-6,11-dioxo-4-((2,3,6-trideoxy-4-O-(2,6-dideoxy-4-O-((2R-trans)-tetrahydro-6-methyl-5-oxo-2H-pyran-2-yl)-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)-3-(dimethylamino)-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)-3-(dimethylamino)-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-, methyl ester, (1R-(1alpha,2beta,4beta))-
(12 Dec 1998)
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