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combretastatin
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Definition
: Compounds with 1,2-diphenylethane. They are structurally like reduced STILBENES.
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combretastatin [ 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-alpha-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)benzeneethanol,NSC 348103,NSC-348103 ]
cytotoxic principle from South African tree COMBRETUM caffrum; structure given in first source; acts at COLCHICINE site of TUBULIN
82855-09-2
*Bibenzyls
Combretum
Pharma Action
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
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Tubulin Modulators
Biochem Pharmacol 1983;32(24):3864