National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitor

Synonyms

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitor

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitors

Definitions

Any substance that inhibits topoisomerase-II, a topoisomerase that relieves torsional stress in a DNA molecule by cutting both strands of the DNA double helix. A topoisomerase II inhibitor can either stabilize the DNA-protein complex or inhibit the catalytic activity of the enzyme. Inhibition of topoisomerase-II causes DNA damage, inhibition of DNA replication, and apoptosis.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1968

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50750

code

C1968

DEFINITION

Any substance that inhibits topoisomerase-II, a topoisomerase that relieves torsional stress in a DNA molecule by cutting both strands of the DNA double helix. A topoisomerase II inhibitor can either stabilize the DNA-protein complex or inhibit the catalytic activity of the enzyme. Inhibition of topoisomerase-II causes DNA damage, inhibition of DNA replication, and apoptosis.

FULL_SYN

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitor

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitors

label

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

Topoisomerase-II_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Topoisomerase-II Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1968

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1519554

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1748

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