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Echinomycin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Echinomycin
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.100.857.233
D04.345.566.297.250
D12.644.641.297.250
Unique ID
D004448
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004448
Scope Note
A cytotoxic polypeptide quinoxaline antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces echinatus that binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis.
Entry Term(s)
NSC-526417
Quinomycin A
Pharm Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Registry Numbers
512-64-1
0
CAS Type 1 Name
Quinomycin A
Previous Indexing
Antibiotics (1968-1975)
Peptides, Cyclic (1975)
Quinoxalines (1972-1975)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under QUINOXALINES 1976-90
History Note
91(76); was see under QUINOXALINES 1976-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2023/02/26
Echinomycin Preferred
NSC-526417 Narrower
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