Classification Term: 1895
Epothilones and analogues (ontology term: CHEMONTID:0000161)
Macrolides consisting of a 16-member lactone ring conjugated at the carbon 16 with a 1-(2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)prop-1-en-2-yl group. Some epothilone analogues containing a lactam ring instead of the lactone ring." []
found 5 associated metabolites at sub_class metabolite taxonomy ontology rank level.
Ancestor: Macrolides and analogues
Child Taxonomies: There is no child term of current ontology term.
Ixabepilone
Ixabepilone is an epothilone B analog developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb as a cancer drug. On October 16, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ixabepilone for the treatment of aggressive metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer no longer responding to currently available chemotherapies. Ixabepilone is administered through injection, and will be marketed under the trade name Ixempra. [Wikipedia] Ixabepilone is a semisynthetic analogue of epothilone B. It has a lactone lactam modification that
