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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 ![]() |
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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 ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
2257 | daunorubicin |
Synonyms ![]() |
Cerubidine® | daunomycin | FI-6339 | NDC-0082-4155 | RP-13057 |
Database Links ![]() |
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Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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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 |