irinotecan - Compound Summary (CID 74990) Also known as: Irinotecan hydrochloride, Topotecin, Campto, CPT 11, CPT-11, 100286-90-6, Camptothecin 11 hydrochloride, Camptothecin analog, NSC616348 Molecular Formula: C 33H 39ClN 4O 6 Molecular Weight: 623.13896 InChIKey: GURKHSYORGJETM-WAQYZQTGSA-N Irinotecan is an antineoplastic enzyme inhibitor primarily used in the treatment of colorectal cancer. It is a derivative of camptothecin that inhibits the action of topoisomerase I. Irinotecan prevents religation of the DNA strand by binding to topoisomerase I-DNA complex, and causes double-strand DNA breakage and cell death. From: DrugBank |
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