loading...| Preferred Name |
bleomycin |
| Synonyms |
cu-blenoxane Bleomycin sulfate Isobleomycin A2 Blenoxane Bleomicin Bleocin |
| Definitions |
Bleomycin is a family of glycopeptide antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycins, taken as a mixture, act by the induction of DNA and RNA strand breaks. In addition to its antibacterial activity, bleomycin is also used as an anticancer agent. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000053 |
| definition |
Bleomycin is a family of glycopeptide antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycins, taken as a mixture, act by the induction of DNA and RNA strand breaks. In addition to its antibacterial activity, bleomycin is also used as an anticancer agent. |
| has_exact_synonym |
cu-blenoxane Bleomycin sulfate Isobleomycin A2 Blenoxane Bleomicin Bleocin |
| has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
| id |
ARO:0000053 |
| label |
bleomycin |
| notation |
ARO:0000053 |
| prefLabel |
bleomycin |
| subClassOf |