a type of antibiotic that comes from certain types of streptomyces bacteria. anthracyclines are used to treat many types of cancer. anthracyclines damage the dna in cancer cells, causing them to die. daunorubicin, doxorubicin, and epirubicin are anthracyclines.
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anthracycline (複数形 anthracyclines)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/06 18:22 UTC 版)
Anthracyclines (or anthracycline antibiotics) are a class of drugs used in cancer chemotherapy derived from Streptomyces bacteria (to be specific, Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius).