Preferred Name | Acridine | |
Synonyms |
ACRIDINE Acridine |
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Definitions |
A polycyclic aromatic dye with antineoplastic, antimicrobial and imaging activities. Acridine and its derivatives intercalate within DNA and RNA by forming hydrogen-bonds and stacking between base pairs resulting in DNA crosslinks and strand breaks. In addition, acridine and its derivatives are a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II enzyme. This results in the inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis, predominantly occurring during S phase of the cell cycle and ultimately leads to cell death. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C203 |
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CAS_Registry |
260-94-6 |
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CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:36420 |
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code |
C203 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157712 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128784 |
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Contributing_Source |
FDA GDC |
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DEFINITION |
A polycyclic aromatic dye with antineoplastic, antimicrobial and imaging activities. Acridine and its derivatives intercalate within DNA and RNA by forming hydrogen-bonds and stacking between base pairs resulting in DNA crosslinks and strand breaks. In addition, acridine and its derivatives are a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II enzyme. This results in the inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis, predominantly occurring during S phase of the cell cycle and ultimately leads to cell death. |
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FDA_UNII_Code |
42NI1P5Q1X |
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FULL_SYN |
ACRIDINE Acridine |
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Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | ||
label |
Acridine |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Acridine |
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Maps_To |
Acridine |
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Preferred_Name |
Acridine |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C203 |
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Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical Pharmacologic Substance |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0001186 |
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subClassOf |