| | Identification | More |  | [Name] 
 Rubitecan
 |  | [CAS] 
 91421-42-0
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 (4s)-4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-10-nitro-1h-pyrano[3',4':6,7]indolizino[1,2-b]quinoline-3,14(4h,12h)-dione
 9-NITRO-20(S)-CAMPTOTHECIN
 9-NITROCAMPTOTHECIN
 9-NITRO-CPT
 CAMPTOTHECIN, 9-NITRO-20(S)-
 orathecin
 RUBETICAN
 RUBITECAN
 Rubitecane
 (4S)-4-Ethyl-4-hydroxy-10-nitro-1H-pyrano[346,7]indolizinol[1,2-b]quinoline-3,14(4H,-12H)-dione
 9-NC
 Oratheci
 9-Nitrocamptothecin
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C20H15N3O6
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD06656294
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 393.35
 |  | [MOL File] 
 91421-42-0.mol
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 Yellow Amorphous Powder
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 182-186°C
 |  | [alpha ] 
 D23 +27° (c = 0.2 in CH3OH-CHCl3, 1:4)
 |  | [Boiling point ] 
 816.3±65.0 °C(Predicted)
 |  | [density ] 
 1.63
 |  | [Fp ] 
 106℃
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Room  temp
 |  | [solubility ] 
 DMSO, Chloroform, Methanol
 |  | [form ] 
 Solid
 |  | [pka] 
 11.16±0.20(Predicted)
 |  | [color ] 
 Yellow
 |  | [biological source] 
 synthetic (organic)
 |  | [Usage] 
 Semisynthetic camptothecin which inhibits DNA topoisomerase I. Prodrug of 9-aminocamptothecin. Antineoplastic
 |  | [Merck ] 
 14,8288
 |  | [InChI] 
 InChI=1S/C20H15N3O6/c1-2-20(26)13-7-16-17-10(8-22(16)18(24)12(13)9-29-19(20)25)6-11-14(21-17)4-3-5-15(11)23(27)28/h3-7,26H,2,8-9H2,1H3/t20-/m0/s1
 |  | [InChIKey] 
 VHXNKPBCCMUMSW-FQEVSTJZSA-N
 |  | [SMILES] 
 N1C2C(=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=CC=2)C=C2CN3C(C=12)=CC1[C@](CC)(O)C(=O)OCC=1C3=O
 |  | [CAS DataBase Reference] 
 91421-42-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
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 | Questions And Answer | Back Directory |  | [Description] 
 Rubitecan, marketed by Supergen as Orathecin, is a promising oral treatment for solid melanoma, prostate, breast, ovarian, and other cancers, as well as leukemia. It is a derivative of camptothecin, a topoisomerase inhibitor known from Chinese Traditional Medicine. It selectively targets the critical S-stage of cellular reproduction – particularly in acidic environments, as in many cancer cells – relaxing DNA supercoiling and generating lethal breaks in the DNA. Due to insolubility, its biological delivery mechanism is not yet effective, and it has not been approved for clinical use.
 |  | [Reference] 
 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/rubitecan
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubitecan
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topoisomerase_inhibitor
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camptothecin#cite_note-Y.Pommier_2003-14
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1995300
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Yellow Amorphous Powder
 |  | [Uses] 
 Semisynthetic camptothecin which inhibits DNA topoisomerase I. Prodrug of 9-aminocamptothecin. Antineoplastic
 |  | [Definition] 
 ChEBI: A pyranoindolizinoquinoline that is camptothecin in which the hydrogen at position 9 has been replaced by a nitro group. It is a prodrug for 9-aminocamptothecin.
 |  | [References] 
 [1] E RUBIN. Identification of a mutant human topoisomerase I with intact catalytic activity and resistance to 9-nitro-camptothecin.[J]. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1994, 269 4: 2433-2439.
 [2] H R HINZ. Pharmacokinetics of the in vivo and in vitro conversion of 9-nitro-20(S)-camptothecin to 9-amino-20(S)-camptothecin in humans, dogs, and mice.[J]. Cancer research, 1994, 54 12: 3096-3100.
 [3] R. BERNACKI. In Vitro Antitumor Activity of 9‐Nitro‐Camptothecin as a Single Agent and in Combination with other Antitumor Drugs[J]. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2000, 922 1. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb07046.x
 [4] P. PANTAZIS. 9-nitro-camptothecin delays growth of U-937 leukemia tumors in nude mice and is cytotoxic or cytostatic for human myelomonocytic leukemia lines in vitro[J]. European Journal of Haematology, 1993, 50 2: 81-89. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1993.tb00146.x
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