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calicheamicin gamma(1)I

under Aminoglycosides
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More on Aminoglycosides Definition: Glycosylated compounds in which there is an amino substituent on the glycoside. Some of them are clinically important ANTIBIOTICS.     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
calicheamicin gamma(1)I [ calichemicin gamma1 ]
  structure given in first source; isolated from Micromonospora echinospora sp. calichensis; acts as a DNA double-stranded cleaving agent 		108212-75-5   *Aminoglycosides *Enediynes
Pharma Action Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Mutagens 		Science 1988;240(4856):1198

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