Preferred Name |
bleomycin |
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Synonyms |
Bleomicin Isobleomycin A2 Blenoxane Bleocin Bleomycin sulfate cu-blenoxane |
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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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000053 |
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database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:5360373 |
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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. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Bleomicin Isobleomycin A2 Blenoxane Bleocin Bleomycin sulfate cu-blenoxane |
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has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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id |
ARO:0000053 |
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label |
bleomycin |
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notation |
ARO:0000053 |
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prefLabel |
bleomycin |
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subClassOf |