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Also known as enediyne

Enediynes are organic compounds containing two triple bonds and one double bond.

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  • Structure and reactivity
  • Mechanism of action
  • Biosynthesis
  • Classes
  • Nine-membered rings (chromoproteins)
  • Neocarzinostatin
  • C-1027
  • Ten-membered rings
  • Calicheamicins
  • Esperamicins
  • Dynemicins
  • Golfomycin A
  • See also
  • References

Enediynes are organic compounds containing two triple bonds and one double bond.

Enediynes are most notable for their limited use as antitumor antibiotics (known as enediyne anticancer antibiotics). They are efficient at inducing apoptosis in cells, but cannot differentiate cancerous cells from healthy cells. Consequently, research is being conducted to increase the specificity of enediyne toxicity.

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