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calicheamicin gamma(1)I
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Definition
: Glycosylated compounds in which there is an amino substituent on the glycoside. Some of them are clinically important ANTIBIOTICS.
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calicheamicin gamma(1)I [ calichemicin gamma1 ]
structure given in first source; isolated from Micromonospora echinospora sp. calichensis; acts as a DNA double-stranded cleaving agent
108212-75-5
*Aminoglycosides
*Enediynes
Pharma Action
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Mutagens
Science 1988;240(4856):1198