calichimicin

drug
Also known as: esperamicin

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organosulfur compounds

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    In organosulfur compound: Reactions

    Calichimicin (esperamicin) is a highly potent antitumour agent produced by bacteria of the Actinomycetales order and containing a pendant methyl trisulfide component (CH3SSS―). Acting much like a molecular “mouse trap,” cleavage of the sulfur-sulfur bond is thought to trigger a chain of events culminating in…

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