Irinotecan HCl trihydrate cas 136572-09-3

Irinotecan hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin, a cytotoxic, quinoline-based alkaloid extracted from the Asian tree Camptotheca acuminata. Irinotecan, a prodrug, is converted to a biologically active metabolite 7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-camptothecin (SN-38) by a carboxylesterase-converting enzyme. One thousand-fold more potent than its parent compound irinotecan, SN-38 inhibits topoisomerase I activity by stabilizing the cleavable complex between topoisomerase I and DNA, resulting in DNA breaks that inhibit DNA replication and trigger apoptotic cell death.

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Moxifloxacin; Moxifloxacin HCL; Fasudil; Fasudil HCL; Pixantrone Maleate; Topotecan Hydrochloride; Irinotecan HCl Trihydrate; Irinotecan; Gemfibrozil; Cicloheximide; Oxaliplatin; Camptothecin; 10-Hydroxycamptothecin; Bendamustine hydrochloride

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