Bleomycin is an anti-tumor glycopeptide antibiotic derived from the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. It is used in chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, and squamous cell carcinomas of the head, neck, and cervix by binding to DNA and causing strand breaks.
Bleomycin is an anti-tumor glycopeptide antibiotic derived from the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. It is used in chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, and squamous cell carcinomas of the head, neck, and cervix by binding to DNA and causing strand breaks.