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Vincristine (brand name, Oncovin), also known as leurocristine, is a vinca alkaloid from the Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), formerly Vinca rosea and hence its name. It is a mitotic inhibitor, and is used in cancer chemotherapy. Tubulin is a structural protein which polymerises to form microtubules. The cell cytoskeleton and mitotic spindle, amongst other things, are made of... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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Vincristine Vincristine binds to tubulin dimers, inhibiting assembly of microtubule structures.

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Vincristine Vincristine binds to tubulin dimers, inhibiting assembly of microtubule structures.

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Catharanthus roseus The substances vinblastine and vincristine extracted from the plant are used in the treatment of leukemia.

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    Vincristine

    Vincristine (brand name, Oncovin), also known as leurocristine, is a vinca alkaloid from the Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), formerly Vinca rosea and hence its name.
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    Antileukemic drug

    Antileukemic drugs, anticancer drugs that are used to treat of leukemia, include: ... Vincristine
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    List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines

    The List of World Health Organization Essential Medicines is a model list of essential medicines created by the World Health Organization. ... Vincristine
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    List of IARC Group 3 carcinogens

    Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the IARC as Group 3: The agent (mixture or exposure circumstance) is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. ... Vincristine sulfate
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    List of chemotherapeutic agents

    This is a list of specific pharmacologic agents that are known to be of use in the treatment of cancer, otherwise known as chemotherapeutic agents. ... Vincristine
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    List of drugs: Vf-Vz

    A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ... vincristine (INN)
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    Toxol

    Toxol is an effective antifungal agent. Along with vincristine and vinblastine, toxol is known to have anticancer properties.
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    ATC code L01

    ATC code L01 Antineoplastic agents is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the WHO for the classification of drugs and other medical products. ... L01CA02 Vincristine
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    Catharanthus

    Catharanthus (Madagascar Periwinkle) is a genus of eight species of herbaceous perennial plants, seven endemic to the island of Madagascar, the eighth native to the Indian subcontinent in southern Asia . ... These compounds are vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine and vinorelbine.
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    Secondary metabolite

    Secondary metabolites are organic compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of organisms. ... Vincristine & Vinblastine, mitotic inhibitors found in the Rosy Periwinkle

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