25316-40-9
579.983
C27 H29 N O11 . Cl H
Soluble in water, methanol, DMSO, DMF with moderate ethanol solubility
-20°C
Adriamycin is the most extensively studied of a family of highly fluorescent anthracycline antibiotics produced by several Streptomyces species, first reported in 1967 and later approved for human therapeutic used as an anti-tumor agent for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Adriamycin has also been reported to exhibit anti-HIV and antibacterial activity. The mode of action of Adriamycin is thought to be due to intercalation of DNA and inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis.
0.1 lbs
Research or further manufacturing use only, not for food or drug use.