Amsacrine is an
antineoplastic agent. Its planar fused ring system can
intercalate into the
DNA of
tumor cells, thereby altering the major and minor groove proportions. These alterations to DNA structure inhibit both DNA replication and transcription by reducing association between the affected DNA and: DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase and transcription factors.
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase inhibitors.