doxorubicin

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Nanomedicine Scanning electron micrograph of a breast tumor treated with nanoparticles carrying the anticancer drug doxorubicin. Purple regions show dying cells, and blue regions show healthy cells.

Doxorubicin is an antibiotic with broad antineoplastic (anticancer) activity. It is derived from a bacterium, Streptomyces peucetius, and is administered as its hydrochloride form. Doxorubicin is classified as an antitumor antibiotic, which works by interfering with DNA replication and repair through direct binding to DNA. This makes it an effective anticancer drug used in the treatment of cancerous diseases.12

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doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin, all of which are derived from species of Streptomyces bacteria. While these drugs may have antibacterial activity, they are generally too dangerous and toxic for that use. Antineoplastic antibiotics are associated with blood
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doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin, all of which are derived from species of Streptomyces bacteria. While these drugs may have antibacterial activity, they are generally too dangerous and toxic for that use. Antineoplastic antibiotics are associated with blood
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