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vinca alkaloid — A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Vinca alkaloids interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer. A vinca alkaloid is a type of… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Vinca-Alkaloid — Vịn|ca Al|ka|lo|id [nlat. Vinca rosea oder Catharanthus roseus = eine Immergrünart (Bot.)]; Syn.: Catharanthus Alkaloid: Sammelbez. für monomere u. dimere polycycl. Indol Alkaloide, von denen etliche wegen ihrer mitosehemmenden Wirkung als… … Universal-Lexikon
vinca alkaloid — one of a group of antimitotic drugs (see also cytotoxic drug) derived from the periwinkle (Vinca rosea). Vinca alkaloids are used especially to treat leukaemias and lymphomas; they include vinblastine (Velbe), vincristine (Oncovin), and vindesine … The new mediacal dictionary
Алкалоид Барвинка (Vinca Alkaloid) — представитель группы антимитотических лекарственных веществ (см. Цитотоксический лекарственный препарат), получаемых из барвинка (вида Vinca rosca). К алкалоидам барвинка, которые особенно широко применяются для лечения лейкемий и лимфом,… … Медицинские термины
Vinca major — Hierba doncella Hierba doncella … Wikipedia Español
Vinca minor — plant Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
alkaloid — /al keuh loyd /, Biochem., Chem., Pharm. n. 1. any of a large class of organic, nitrogen containing ring compounds of vegetable origin and sometimes synthesized, some of which are liquid but most of which are solid, that have a bitter taste, that … Universalium
Vinca rosea — Rosafarbene Catharanthe Rosafarbene Catharanthe (Catharanthus roseus) Systematik Unterklasse: Asternähnliche (Asteridae) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alkaloid — This article is about the chemical compounds alkaloids. For the pharmaceutical company in the Republic of Macedonia see Alkaloid (company).Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds containing basic nitrogen atoms.… … Wikipedia
Alkaloid, vinca — A medication in a class of anticancer drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth by stopping cell division (mitosis). The vinca alkaloids are also called antimitotic or antimicrotubule agents, or mitotic inhibitors. They include vinblastine,… … Medical dictionary
