A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2. It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.
Synonyms: Bleomycin A2, Bleomycin B2, BLEO cell, Bleomycin Sulfate, Sulfate, Bleomycin, Bléomycine Bellon, M62KK37O40, Bleomicina, Bleolem, 11056-06-7, Bleomycinum Mack, Mack, Bleomycinum, 0, 9041-93-4, Bleomycin, Bellon, Bléomycine, BLEO-cell, Blanoxan, BLEOcell, Bleomycins, Bleomycin A(2), Bleomycin B(2), Blenoxane, 13M89UEA7W
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D001761