Combretastatin A-4 phosphate

Combretastatin A-4 phosphate
Identifiers
Synonyms CA4P; CA4PD; fosbretabulin; fosbretabulin disodium
PubChem (CID) 5351387
ChemSpider 4508406
Chemical and physical data
Formula C18H21O8P
Molar mass 396.32 g/mol (exact mass : 396.097404)
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For more information about this drug and its actions, see combretastatin.

Combretastatin A-4 phosphate (phosbretabulin, and its salt phosbretabulin disodium) is a microtubule destabilising drug, a type of vascular-targeting agent, a drug designed to damage the vasculature (blood vessels) of cancer tumours causing central necrosis. It is a derivative of combretastatin.

Combretastatin A-4 phosphate is a prodrug. In vivo, it is dephosphorylated to its active metabolite, combretastatin A-4.[1]

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