Synonyms: EPO-906 | EPO906 | patupilone
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Epothilone B is a macrolide from plant (Sorangium cellulosum, a soil-dwelling Gram-negative myxobacterium), Aspergillus fumigatus [3] and insect (Apis cerana, Asiatic honey bee) sources. It mimics the microtubule binding activity of taxoid drugs such as paclitaxel (taxol) [1,5], but is active in [4] paclitaxel resistant cells. It acts to stabilise microtubules, which induces mitotic arrest and cell death.
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Bioactivity Comments |
Epothilone B binds to purified porcine microtubules with a binding affinity (Kd) of 1.3 nM [2]. |