Idarubicin

Idarubicin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a691004
Pregnancy
category
  • US: D (Evidence of risk)
ATC code L01DB06 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding 97%
Biological half-life 22 hours
Identifiers
Synonyms 9-acetyl-7-(4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl)oxy-6,9,11-trihydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrotetracene-5,12-dione
CAS Number 58957-92-9 YesY
PubChem (CID) 42890
IUPHAR/BPS 7083
DrugBank DB01177 YesY
ChemSpider 39117 YesY
UNII ZRP63D75JW YesY
KEGG D08062 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:42068 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1117 YesY
Chemical and physical data
Formula C26H27NO9
Molar mass 497.494 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Idarubicin /ˌdəˈrbsɪn/ or 4-demethoxydaunorubicin is an anthracycline antileukemic drug. It inserts [1] itself into DNA and prevents DNA unwinding by interfering with the enzyme topoisomerase II. It is an analog of daunorubicin, but the absence of a methoxy group increases its fat solubility and cellular uptake.[2] Similar to other anthracyclines, it also induces histone eviction from chromatin.[3]

It belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.

It is currently combined with cytosine arabinoside as a first line treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

It is distributed under the trade names Zavedos (UK) and Idamycin (USA).

References

  1. Miller JP, Stoodley RJ (2013). "Studies directed towards anthracyclinone syntheses: The use of d-glucose as a chiral auxiliary in asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions". J. Saudi Chem. Soc. 17: 29–42. doi:10.1016/j.jscs.2011.02.019.
  2. Package insert
  3. Pang B, Qiao X, Janssen L, Velds A, Groothuis T, Kerkhoven R, Nieuwland M, Ovaa H, Rottenberg S, van Tellingen O, Janssen J, Huijgens P, Zwart W, Neefjes J (2013). "Drug-induced histone eviction from open chromatin contributes to the chemotherapeutic effects of doxorubicin". Nature Communications. 4: 1908. doi:10.1038/ncomms2921. PMID 23715267.


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