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Amonafide
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors and intercalating agents. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An imide derivative of naphthalic acid. Amonafide intercalates into DNA and inhibits topoisomerase II, resulting in protein-associated strand breaks and impaired DNA and RNA synthesis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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