Colcemide

Description

synonym: Demecolcine "Demecolcine is a colchicine analog with potential antimitotic and antineoplastic activities. Demecolcine acid binds to the colchicine-binding site of tubulin, inhibiting its polymerization into microtubules, causing cell cycle arrest at metaphase and preventing cell division."

• -Pubchem Description

Colcemide structure, photo from PubChem

Suppliers

• Molecular Probes

References

• Pubchem
• Lautermilch et al., 2000

>143 Xenbase articles contain a reference to colcemid according to textpresso

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