Bleomycin
Summary
Bleomycin is a chemotherapy agent used to treat various malignancies, including head and neck malignancy, lymphoma, and testicular tumors, among others.
Background
A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2 (B2 CAS # 9060-10-0). It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors. Bleomycin A2 is used as the representative structure for Bleomycin.
Weight Average: 1415.552
Monoisotopic: 1414.518979905
Chemical Formula: C55H84N17O21S3