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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
actinomycin , any one of a group of antibiotics produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Actinomycin was the first antibiotic reported to be able to halt cancer; however, it is not widely used to treat cancers because it is highly toxic to humans, interfering with the genetic material of cells. It is mainly used as an investigative tool in cell biology. Author not available, ACTINOMYCIN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Dactinomycin
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ... belonging to a family of medicines known as antineoplastic drugs. Alternative trade names or brand names for dactinomycin include Actinomycin-D and Cosmegen. Description Dactinomycin is one of the older chemotherapy drugs, having gained approval from the Food and ... Read more
Waksman, Selman A. 1888-1973
American Decades ... the human body. The first antibiotic to be isolated by his team at Rutgers in 1940 came from this fungi genus and was named actinomycin. It successfully affected M. tuberculosis (the tubercle bacillus) but was extremely toxic. At last in 1943 Waksman and his ... Read more

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