TOPOISOMERASE

Meaning of TOPOISOMERASE in English

ˌtōpōīˈsäməˌrās, -rāz noun

( -s )

Etymology: top- + isomerase

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 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 — 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 — Pronunciation: ˌ t ō -p ō - ī - ' sä-m ə - ˌ r ā s, - ˌ r …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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