A substance that comes from the mistletoe plant and that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. A lectin is a complex molecule that has both protein and … [Read more...]
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Mithracin
(Other name for: plicamycin) … [Read more...]
mithramycin
A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer. It is also used to treat a higher-than-normal amounts of calcium in the blood or urine. Mithramycin binds … [Read more...]
mitigate
To make milder or less painful. … [Read more...]
mitochondria
Small structures in a cell that are found in the cytoplasm (fluid that surrounds the cell nucleus). Mitochondria make most of the energy for the cell and have … [Read more...]
mitoguazone
A guanylhydrazone with potential antineoplastic activity. Mitoguazone competitively inhibits S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase (SAMD), an enzyme involved in … [Read more...]
mitoguazone dihydrochloride
A substance being studied in the treatment of some leukemias and lymphomas. It blocks the growth of cells and may cause cancer cells to die. It is a type of … [Read more...]
mitolactol
A synthetic derivative of hexitol with antineoplastic and radiosensitizing properties. Mitolactol alkylates DNA via actual or derived epoxide groups, resulting … [Read more...]
mitomycin
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics. … [Read more...]
mitomycin C
A methylazirinopyrroloindoledione antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces caespitosus and other Streptomyces bacterial species. … [Read more...]