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                                                                Synonyms: Cerubidine® | daunomycin | FI-6339 | NDC-0082-4155 | RP-13057
                                 daunorubicin is an approved drug (FDA (1979), EMA (2018)) Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Daunorubicin is an anthracycline class chemotherapeutic for cancer treatment. It has also been shown to potentiate the activity of antibacterial agents of last resort, against multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria [1]. Daunorubicin is on the World Health Organisation's List of Essential Medicines. | 
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Natural product | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. EU EMA (2018) | US FDA (1979) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| (8S,10S)-8-acetyl-10-{[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-6,8,11-trihydroxy-1-methoxy-5,7,8,9,10,12-hexahydrotetracene-5,12-dione | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 2257 | daunorubicin | 
| Synonyms  | 
| Cerubidine® | daunomycin | FI-6339 | NDC-0082-4155 | RP-13057 | 
| Database Links  | |
| Specialist databases | |
| Antibiotic DB   | Daunorubicin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 20830-81-3 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:41977 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL178 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00694 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 786 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178103642 | 
| Immunopaedia Search | daunorubicin | 
| LIPID MAPS | LMPK13050002 | 
| PubChem CID | 30323 | 
| RCSB PDB Ligand | DM1 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | STQGQHZAVUOBTE-VGBVRHCVSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | STQGQHZAVUOBTE | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | daunorubicin | 
| Search PubMed titles | daunorubicin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | daunorubicin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | STQGQHZAVUOBTE-VGBVRHCVSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | STQGQHZAVUOBTE-VGBVRHCVSA-N | 
| Wikipedia | Daunorubicin |