Chemicals and Drugs

Bleomycin

A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2. It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.

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Abstract

A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2. It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.

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Pharmacological Action

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  • Bleomycins
  • BLEO-cell
  • Blanoxan
  • Blenoxane
  • Bleolem
  • Bleomicina
  • Bleomycin A(2)
  • Bleomycin A2
  • Bleomycin B(2)
  • Bleomycin B2
  • Bleomycin Sulfate
  • Bleomycinum Mack
  • Bléomycine Bellon
  • BLEO cell
  • BLEOcell
  • Bellon, Bléomycine
  • Mack, Bleomycinum
  • Sulfate, Bleomycin

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

a glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotic

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History Note

96; was BLEOMYCINS 1981-95, was BLEOMYCIN 1972-80 (Prov 1972-73)

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Previous Indexing

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic (1967-1970)

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QV 269

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bleomycin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001761. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001761
  2. Bleomycin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleomycin
  3. Bleomycin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415571