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pyrrolobenzodiazepine

pyrrolobenzodiazepine noun: a class of compounds with antibiotic and anti-tumor properties.

Noun

pyrrolobenzodiazepine (plural pyrrolobenzodiazepines)

  1. A class of compounds with antibiotic and anti-tumor properties.
    • SG2000 (SJG-136, NSC694501) is a rationally designed pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimer which interacts sequence selectively in the minor groove of DNA.2015 August 19, Maria Mellinas-Gomez et al., “Activity of the DNA minor groove cross-linking agent SG2000 (SJG-136) against canine tumours”, in BMC Veterinary Research, volume 11, →DOI

Forms of pyrrolobenzodiazepine

pluralpyrrolobenzodiazepines

Origin of pyrrolobenzodiazepine

From pyrrol + -o- + benzo- + di- + azepine.

Questions about pyrrolobenzodiazepine

What does pyrrolobenzodiazepine mean?
Pyrrolobenzodiazepine means a class of compounds with antibiotic and anti-tumor properties.
What part of speech is pyrrolobenzodiazepine?
Pyrrolobenzodiazepine is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrrolobenzodiazepine?
The plural of pyrrolobenzodiazepine is pyrrolobenzodiazepines.

Words near pyrrolobenzodiazepine in the dictionary

  1. pyrrolizidines
  2. pyrrolizine
  3. pyrrolizines
  4. pyrrolnitrin
  5. pyrrolo
  6. pyrrolobenzodiazepine
  7. pyrrolobenzodiazepines
  8. pyrrolocarbazole
  9. pyrrolocarbazoles
  10. pyrroloindole
  11. pyrroloindoline

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