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Also known as NSC-153858, NSC 153858

Maitansine (INN), or maytansine (USAN), is a cytotoxic agent. It inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site. The maytansine binding site and binding mode has been characterized.

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691.287
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chemical formula
C₃₄H₄₆ClN₃O₁₀
canonical SMILES
CC1C2CC(C(C=CC=C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)Cl)N(C(=O)CC(C4(C1O4)C)OC(=O)C(C)N(C)C(=O)C)C)C)OC)(NC(=O)O2)O
isomeric SMILES
C[C@@H]1[C@@H]2C[C@]([C@@H](/C=C/C=C(/CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)Cl)N(C(=O)C[C@@H]([C@]4([C@H]1O4)C)OC(=O)[C@H](C)N(C)C(=O)C)C)\C)OC)(NC(=O)O2)O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
maitansine
Commons category
Maitansine
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Maitansine (INN), or maytansine (USAN), is a cytotoxic agent. It inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site. The maytansine binding site and binding mode has been characterized.

It is a macrolide of the ansamycin type and can be isolated from plants of the genus Maytenus.

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