Daunorubicin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-012933",
  "term": "Daunorubicin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic with therapeutic effects similar to those of doxorubicin. Daunorubicin exhibits cytotoxic activity through topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis.",
  "abbreviation": "DNR",
  "synonyms": [
    "daunomycin",
    "daunorrubicina",
    "leukaemomycin C",
    "rubidomycin",
    "rubomycin C"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/daunorubicin/"
}