Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
Molecular Formula | C18H17N2O.C2H3O2 |
Molecular Weight | 336.3844 |
Optical Activity | NONE |
Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
CC([O-])=O.CC1=C2C=C[N+](C)=CC2=C(C)C3=C1NC4=C3C=C(O)C=C4
InChI
InChIKey=BOMZMNZEXMAQQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H16N2O.C2H4O2/c1-10-15-9-20(3)7-6-13(15)11(2)18-17(10)14-8-12(21)4-5-16(14)19-18;1-2(3)4/h4-9,21H,1-3H3;1H3,(H,3,4)
Elliptinium is an antineoplastic agent, which was used in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in France under the name Celiptium. The drug is known to intercalate into DNA and inhibit topoisomerase II. Several studies have demonstrated that this molecule can be oxidized, yielding a reactive electrophilic form, which is able to bind covalently to a nucleophilic biological molecule.