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fostriecin 
An anti-tumor antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces pulveraceus. Fostriecin inhibits topoisomerase II catalytic activity, resulting in protein-associated strand breaks and impaired DNA and RNA synthesis in various malignant cell types. This agent also inhibits serine/threonine protein phosphatase type 2A in some tumor cell types, thereby interfering with cellular proliferation and differentiation. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
Synonym:phosphotrienin
Abbreviation:FST
Chemical structure:2H-pyran-2-one,5,6-dihydro-6-(3,6,13-trihydroxy-3-methyl-4-(phosphonooxy)-1,7,9,11,-tridecatetraenyl)-,trans