Term Name: | (R)-homocamptothecin |
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Synonyms: | (5R)-5-ethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4,5,13-tetrahydro-3H,15H-oxepino[3',4':6,7]indolizino[1,2-b]quinoline-3,15-dione, HCPT, homocamptothecin |
Definition: | An organic heteropentacyclic compound that is (5R)-5-ethyl-5-hydroxy-8-(quinolin-3-ylmethyl)-1,4,5,8-tetrahydrooxepino[3,4-c]pyridine-3,9-dione in which position 7 of the oxepinopyridine group has been joined to position 2 of the quinoline ring by a single bond. A semisynthetic analogue of camptothecin, it is an inhibitor of topoisomerase I. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:144047] ( EBI ) |