N-Acetyl-Calicheamicin is a potent enediyne antitumor antibiotic. Target: AntibacterialN-Acetyl-Calicheamicin is a a derivative of Calicheamicin. Calicheamicin is a naturally occurring hydrophobic enediyne antibiotic that was isolated from the actinomycete Micromonospora echinospora calichensis. Calicheamicin can interfere with biological processes not simply by cleaving free DNA but also by displacing a DNA-binding protein through competition or modulation of DNA structure.
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