daunomycin

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US/ˌdɔn.əˈmaɪ.sn̩/

A form of daunorubicin — A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.

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Meanings

noundaunomycin (countable and uncountable, plural daunomycins)

plural daunomycins

  1. alternativecountableuncountablemedicineAlternative form of daunorubicin.

Origin

From Latin Daunii (“ancient tribe”) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic”), from the name of the Apulian tribe historically inhabiting the region from which came the soil sample, from which the drug was obtained. Coined by a team of scientists at Farmitalia, an Italian pharmaceutical company, who are credited with the joint discovery of daunorubicin together with the French company Rhône-Poulenc.

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