An organic compound that has a tetrahydronaphthacenedione ring structure attached by a glycosidic linkage to the amino sugar daunosamine and which exhibits antibiotic activity.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| adriamycinol | A member of the class of tetracenequinones that is the major metabolite of the anthracycline doxorubicin, a chemotherapeutic agent effective against a broad range of malignant neoplasms. It is thought to exhibit cardiotoxic properties. | doxorubicinol |
| amrubicin | A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic with molecular formula C25H25NO9. A specific inhibitor of topoisomerase II, it is used (particularly as the hydrochloride salt) in the treatment of cancer, especially lung cancer, where it is a prodrug for the active metabolite, ambrucinol. | amrubicin |
| carubicin | A toxic anthracycline antibiotic that is produced by Actinomadura carminata and also has potent antineoplastic activity. | carminomycin |
| epirubicin | An anthracycline that is the 4'-epi-isomer of doxorubicin. | 4'-epidoxorubicin |
| idarubicin | | idarubicin |
| methoxy-morpholinyl-doxorubicin | | nemorubicin |