Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
camp·to·the·cin Pronunciation:
"kamp-t&-'thE-s&n Function:
noun : an alkaloidC
20H
16N
2O
4 from the wood of a Chinese tree (
Camptotheca acuminata of the family Nyssaceae) that has shown some antileukemic and anticancer activity inanimal studies
also : a semisynthetic or synthetic derivative of this
