An alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
Camptothecin has been studied across 12 research domains including 🔬 Oncology, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🧠 Focus & Attention, ⚡ Energy & Fatigue, 🔥 Metabolic. The primary research focus is 🔬 Oncology with 57% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Camptothecin, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
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