TOPOISOMERASE

Meaning of TOPOISOMERASE in English

Pronunciation: ˌ t ō -p ō - ī - ' sä-m ə - ˌ r ā s, - ˌ r ā z

Function: noun

Etymology: top- + isomerase

Date: 1980

: any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

TOPOISOMERASE — noun Etymology: top- + isomerase Date: 1980 any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOPOISOMERASE — ˌtōpōīˈsäməˌrās, -rāz noun ( -s ) Etymology: top- + isomerase : any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPOISOMERASE — noun Etymology: top- + isomerase Date: 1980 : any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPOISOMERASE — ДНК-топоизомеразы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR — An anticancer drug. The topoisomerase enzymes are responsible for the arrangement and rearrangement of DNA in the cell and for …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CELL DIVISION — Cell division and growth In unicellular organisms, cell division is the means of reproduction; in multicellular organisms, it is the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOPOTECAN — A drug used to treat some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
REBECCAMYCIN ANALOG — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is similar to rebeccamycin. It belongs to the …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
POLYGLUTAMATE CAMPTOTHECIN — A form of the anticancer drug camptothecin that may have fewer side effects and work better than camptothecin. It is …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NITROCAMPTOTHECIN — An alkaloid drug belonging to a class of anticancer agents called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LURTOTECAN — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
KARENITECIN — A drug being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to a family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. It …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
IRINOTECAN — An anticancer drug that belongs to a family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. It is a camptothecin analog. Also called …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
INTOPLICINE — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
GIMATECAN — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EXATECAN MESYLATE — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. Also called DX-8951f.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ETOPOSIDE PHOSPHATE — A drug that is used to treat testicular and small cell lung cancers, and is being studied in the treatment …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ETOPOSIDE — An anticancer drug that belongs to the families of drugs called podophyllotoxin derivatives and topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EPIPODOPHYLLOTOXIN — A drug used to treat a variety of childhood cancers. Epipodophyllotoxins belong to a larger class of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EDOTECARIN — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CAMPTOTHECIN ANALOG — An anticancer drug related in structure to camptothecin, a topoisomerase inhibitor. One such drug is aminocamptothecin.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CAMPTOTHECIN — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
AMSACRINE — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
AMONAFIDE — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
AMINOCAMPTOTHECIN — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ACRIDINE CARBOXAMIDE — DACA. A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
XK469 — A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ST1481 — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PNU 166148 — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NSC 655649 — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is similar to rebeccamycin. It belongs to the …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
J-107088 — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
HYCAMTIN — A drug used to treat some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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