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Staurosporine
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkaloids. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A cell permeable alkaloid isolated from Streptomyces staurosporeus exhibiting anti-cancer activity. Staurosporine is a potent, non-selective inhibitor of protein kinases, including protein kinase C. This agent induces apoptosis by an undetermined mechanism. (NCI Thesaurus)
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