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MeSH Heading: Distamycins
Tree Number(s): D12.644.140
Unique ID: D004214
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004214
Scope Note: Oligopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces distallicus. Their binding to DNA inhibits synthesis of nucleic acids.
Pharm Action: Anti-Bacterial Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Amidines (1972-1974); Oligopeptides (1973-1974); Pyrroles (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PYRROLES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under PYRROLES 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Distamycins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024