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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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| References | 
| 1. Cai J, Deng T, Shi J, Chen C, Wang Z, Liu Y. (2023) Daunorubicin resensitizes Gram-negative superbugs to the last-line antibiotics and prevents the transmission of antibiotic resistance. iScience, 26 (6): 106809. [PMID:37235051] |