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Other names
Maytansin
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.047.944 |
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C34H46ClN3O10 | |
Molar mass | 692.20 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Maitansine (INN), or maytansine (USAN), is a cytotoxic agent. It inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.
It is a macrolide of the ansamycin type and can be isolated from plants of the genus Maytenus.
Derivatives are known as maytansinoids.