Rebeccamycin, an Antitumor Antibiotic, Inhibits DNA Topoisomerase I
Rebeccamycin, a yellow crystalline product, is isolated from the mycelium. It has activity against P388 leukemia, L1210 leukemia, and B16 melanoma implanted in mice. Rebeccamycin is also an antitumor antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Saccharotrix aerocolonigenes with activity against several human tumor cell lines, including A549 (lung adenocarcinoma), HCT-116...