Definition
daunomycin
noun
- A red antibiotic compound derived from Streptomyces bacteria, used as a chemotherapy drug to treat certain cancers, particularly leukemias and lymphomas.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; also called daunorubicin; technical term
Examples
- Daunomycin was one of the first anthracycline antibiotics used in cancer treatment.
- The oncologist prescribed daunomycin as part of the patient's chemotherapy regimen.
- Daunomycin works by intercalating into DNA and inhibiting cell division.
- Researchers studied the cardiotoxic effects of daunomycin in long-term cancer survivors.
- The drug daunomycin has been largely replaced by newer anthracyclines in many clinical settings.