
Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
|---|---|
| infections | D007239 |
| skin and connective tissue diseases | D017437 |

| Drug common name | Podofilox |
| INN | — |
| Description | Podophyllotoxin is an organic heterotetracyclic compound that has a furonaphthodioxole skeleton bearing a 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl substituent. It is found in the roots and rhizomes of Podophyllum species and is used for the topical treatment of genital warts. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a keratolytic drug, a tubulin modulator, a microtubule-destabilising agent, an antimitotic and a plant metabolite. It is a furonaphthodioxole, a lignan and an organic heterotetracyclic compound. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | — |
| Image (chem structure or protein) | ![]() |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | COc1cc([C@@H]2c3cc4c(cc3[C@H](O)[C@H]3COC(=O)[C@H]23)OCO4)cc(OC)c1OC |






