Annamycin is an
anthracycline antibiotic
Anthracyclines are a class of drugs used in chemotherapy, cancer chemotherapy that are extracted from ''Streptomyces peucetius'' bacterium. These compounds are used to treat many cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer, breast, sto ...
being investigated for the treatment of
cancer
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Further reading
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External links
National Cancer Institute Definition of Annamycin
Anthracyclines
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