Neocarzinostatin

id: neocarzinostatin-264-1699368
title: Neocarzinostatin
text: Neocarzinostatin (NCS) is a macromolecular chromoprotein enediyne antitumor antibiotic secreted by Streptomyces macromomyceticus. It consists of two parts, a labile chromophore and a 113 amino acid protein to which the chromophore is tightly and non-covalently bound with high affinity. The non-protein component is a very potent DNA-damaging agent; However it is extremely unstable and the role of the protein is to protect it and release it to the target DNA. Opening of the epoxide under reductive
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description: Chemical compound
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date modified: 2024-03-17T06:48:57Z
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