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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 |