podophyllotoxin

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podophyllotoxin [‚päd·ə‚fil·ə′täk·sən]

(pharmacology)

C₂₂H₂₂O₈A crystalline compound with a melting point of 114-118°C; soluble in alcohol, chloroform, acetone, and warm benzene; used as an antineoplastic agent in medicine. Also known as podophyllinic acid lactone.

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No references found			The researchers point out that podophyllotoxin is used in manufacturing etoposide, the active ingredient in a drug used for treating lung and testicular cancer. American mayapple found to produce anti-cancer compound by Asian News International Etoposide, a semi-synthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin, is associated with leukemias with MLL gene translocations and other translocations as a treatment complication. Enzymatic Studies of Etoposide- Induced Oxidative Stress in Hepatic ... by Pratibha R.Kamble / Biological sciences community For example, Mayapple (a forest herb) contains the chemical podophyllotoxin, which seems useful in treating skin cancer (Mayapple in the wild may be the only source of this chemical). Biodiversity and the Greater Memphis Region by Kennedy, Michael L. / Business Perspectives			Podiuga Podium Podkamen Podkamennaia Tunguska Podkhorunzhii Podklet Podkumok Podlaski, Ron Podlesnyi Podlinnik Litsevoi Podlye Liudi Podmokly podobranch Podocarpus Podoces Podocopa Podocopida Podocopina podocyst Podogona Podole Upland Podolia Podolsk podophyllin podophyllinic acid lactone podophyllotoxin Podophyllum podophyllum resin Podosinovets Podosphaera leucotricha Podostemaceae Podostemales Podoviridae Podozerskii Podporozhe Podshanking Podsnap, John Podsusedniki Podsvile Podtelkov, Fedor Podtelkov, Fedor Grigorevich Podtesovo Podvodniki Basin Podvoiskaia, Nina Podvoiskaia, Nina Avgustovna Podvoiskii, Nikolai Ilich Podvolochisk Podvysotskaia, Olga Podvysotskaia, Olga Nikolaevna Podymshchina Podzhio			podogram Podogynium Podole Podole Upland Podolia Podolia Province, Ottoman Empire Podolian Podolja podology podology podology Podolsk Podolsk Podolsk Governorate Podolsk guberniya Podomancy podomechanotherapy Podophilia Podophthalmia Podophthalmic Podophthalmite Podophyllaceae Podophyllaceae Podophyllic acid Podophyllic acid Podophyllic acid podophyllin podophyllin podophyllin podophyllinic acid lactone podophyllotoxin Podophyllous Podophyllum Podophyllum Podophyllum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum podophyllum resin podophyllum resin podophyllum resin podoplasty Podoscaph Podosinovets Podosperm Podosphaera leucotricha Podosphere Podosphere Podostemaceae Podostemaceae Podostemales Podostemineae Podostomata Podotheca podotrochlitis podotrochlosis Podoviridae Podozerskii PODP PODPO Podpolkovnik

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