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Epipodophyllotoxin Compound
Definition 1
An alkaloid isolated or derived synthetically from Podophyllum peltatum that can bind to and inhibit topoisomerase II and its function in ligating cleaved DNA molecules, resulting in the accumulation of single- or double-strand DNA breaks, the inhibition of DNA replication and transcription, and apoptotic cell death. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Epipodophyllotoxin is extracted from the mandrake root Podophyllum peltatum. It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. (NCI Dictionary)
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