Chromomycins
"Chromomycins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A complex of several closely related glycosidic antibiotics from Streptomyces griseus. The major component, CHROMOMYCIN A3, is used as a fluorescent stain of DNA where it attaches and inhibits RNA synthesis. It is also used as an antineoplastic agent, especially for solid tumors.
| Descriptor ID |
D002865
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.408.210
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chromomycins".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Chromomycins".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chromomycins" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chromomycins" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromomycins" by people in Profiles.
-
Crissman HA, Stevenson AP, Orlicky DJ, Kissane RJ. Detailed studies on the application of three fluorescent antibiotics for DNA staining in flow cytometry. Stain Technol. 1978 Nov; 53(6):321-30.