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- noun Any of a
class ofenediyne antibiotics derived from thebacterium Micromonospora echinospora, extremelytoxic to all livingcells and used in targeted therapy againstcancer .
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According to the study, calicheamicin, a secondary metabolite of Micromonospora echinospora, is what gave the river its toxic reputation.
The Times of India 2010
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The researchers believe this mythic poison must be calicheamicin.
The Times of India 2010
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The biosynthesis of the enediyne moiety of the antitumor natural product calicheamicin involves an iterative polyketide synthase
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue M. Kotaka 2009
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Cells were exposed either to the radiomimetic drug calicheamicin γ1 (CLγ1) or to ionizing radiation (IR) to create DSBs.
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Cells were exposed either to the radiomimetic drug calicheamicin γ1 (CLγ1) or to ionizing radiation (IR) to create DSBs.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aline Meulle et al. 2008
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Alexander the Great © Clipart. com Scientists think it may have been caused by calicheamicin, a compound formed from poisonous bacteria from a stream (Mavroneri or
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Mylotarg®), a drug that is used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), consists of an antibody connected to calicheamicin, a highly toxic antibiotic.
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