Chemicals and Drugs

Picibanil

A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.

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Abstract

A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Picibanyl
  • NSC-B116209
  • OK-432
  • Streptococcal OK-432
  • Streptococcal Preparation OK-432
  • NSC B116209
  • NSCB116209
  • OK 432
  • OK432
  • Streptococcal OK 432
  • Streptococcal OK432
  • Streptococcal Preparation OK 432
  • Streptococcal Preparation OK432

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, 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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History Note

91(83); was see under BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS 1983-90; was STREPTOCOCCAL PREPARATION OK-432 see under BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS 1978-82

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Previous Indexing

  • Streptococcus (1966-1977)

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  1. D20.215.659w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Picibanil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010844. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010844
  2. Picibanil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picibanil
  3. Picibanil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1618010