Staurosporine

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A cell permeable alkaloid isolated from Streptomyces staurosporeus exhibiting anti-cancer activity. Staurosporine is a potent, non-selective inhibitor of protein kinases, including protein kinase C. This agent induces apoptosis by an undetermined mechanism. (NCI)

**Synonyms:** - (9alpha,10beta,11beta,13alpha)-(+)-2,3,10,11,12,13-Hexahydro-10-methoxy-9-methyl-11-(methylamino)-9,13-epoxy-1H-9H-diindolo[1,2,3-gh:3',2',1'-lm]pyrrolo[3,4-j][1,7]benzodiazonin-1-one - (9alpha,10beta,11beta,13alpha)-(+)-2,3,10,11,12,13-Hexahydro-10-methoxy-9-methyl-11-(methylamino)-9,13-epoxy-1H-9H-diindolo[1,2,3-gh:3',2',1'-lm]pyrrolo[3,4-j][1,7]benzodiazonin-1-one - 8,12-Epoxy-1H,8H-2,7b,12a-triazadibenzo(a,g)cyclonona(cde)trinden-1-one, 2,3,9,10,11,12-hexahydro-9-methoxy-8-methyl-10-(methylamino)-, (8alpha,9beta,10beta,12alpha)-(+)- - AM-2282 - Antibiotic 230 - Antibiotic AM 2282 - CGP-39360 - STAUROSPORINE - staurosporine