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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000080084
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000080084
Preferred Name

Calicheamicins

Definitions
Enediyne aminoglycosides derived from the bacterium MICROMONOSPORA ECHINOSPORA that are used as antineoplastic antibiotics. They bind to DNA in both healthy and tumor cells, resulting in strand scission and cell death.
Synonyms
Calicheamicin
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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