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combretastatin

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More on Bibenzyls Definition: Compounds with 1,2-diphenylethane. They are structurally like reduced STILBENES.     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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; Tubulin Modulators 		Biochem Pharmacol 1983;32(24):3864

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