"Naphthacenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polyacenes with four ortho-fused benzene rings in a straight linear arrangement. This group is best known for the subclass called TETRACYCLINES.
| Descriptor ID |
D009279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.562 D04.615.562
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Naphthacenes" by people in Profiles.
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Isolation and characterization of an anthracycline-resistant human leukemic cell line. Cancer Res. 1985 Aug; 45(8):3657-62.
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Phase II evaluation of aclacinomycin A (ACM-A, NSC208734) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 1983 Apr; 6(2):187-90.
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Post mortem, ultrastructural cardiac muscle changes and anthracycline toxicity. Biomed Pharmacother. 1983; 37(6):281-7.
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New adriamycin analogs. Synthesis and antitumor activity of 14-substituted 7-O-(3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)daunomycinones. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1981 Aug; 34(8):1019-25.