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Vinblastine

An anticancer alkaloid from the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), isolated in the late 1950s in Canada by Robert Noble and Charles Beer: it blocks cell division and is used against Hodgkin lymphoma and testicular cancer. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?The two researchers were studying the plant as a folk remedy for diabetes: the animals' blood sugar did not change, but their white blood cells dropped sharply, a hint of a possible anticancer drug.

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VinblastineActive ingredientVinblastineCat. No. P-V045-001CAS 865-21-4

EDQM standards 1

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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