Chemistry:Maitansine

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Maitansine
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Maytansin
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Properties
C34H46ClN3O10
Molar mass 692.20 g/mol
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Maitansine (INN), or maytansine (USAN), is a cytotoxic agent. It inhibits the assembly of microtubules by binding to tubulin at the rhizoxin binding site.[1]

It is a macrolide of the ansamycin type and can be isolated from plants of the genus Maytenus.[1]

Maytansinoids

Derivatives of maitansine are known as maytansinoids.[2][3] Some are being investigated as the cytotoxic component of antibody-drug conjugates for cancer treatment,[4] and the antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab emtansine is an approved drug for the treatment of certain kinds of breast cancer in the EU and in the US.[5][6]

Examples of maytansinoids are:

  • Ansamitocin[2]
  • Mertansine / emtansine (DM1)
  • Ravtansine / soravtansine (DM4)

See also

  • ImmunoGen, developer of maytansinoid based drugs

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