Inhibition of SV40 DNA synthesis by camptothecin and neocarzinostatin.
1978
E A Sausville, and
S B Horwitz
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009353
Zinostatin
An enediyne that alkylates DNA and RNA like MITOMYCIN does, so it is cytotoxic.
Neocarzinostatin
D002166
Camptothecin
An alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
Camptothecine
D004279
DNA, Viral
Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses.
Viral DNA
D000903
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Chemical substances, produced by microorganisms, inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of neoplasms.
A species of POLYOMAVIRUS originally isolated from Rhesus monkey kidney tissue. It produces malignancy in human and newborn hamster kidney cell cultures.