Teloxantrone

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

**Definition:** An anthrapyrazole antineoplastic antibiotic. Teloxantrone intercalates into DNA and interacts with topoisomerase II, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair, as well as RNA and protein synthesis.

**Synonyms:** - Anthra(1,9-cd)pyrazol-6(2H)-one,7,10-dihydroxy-2-(2-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)ethyl)-5-((2-(methylamino)ethyl)amino)- - CI-937 - Moxantrazole - TELOXANTRONE