Description
Raltitrexedisaquinazolineanalogoffolate.Raltitrexedactsasanantifolateanticancerchemotherapeutic,inhibitingthymidylatesynthase.RaltitrexeddisruptsDNAsynthesisandinducesstrandbreaks.Thiscompoundisapprovedinsomecountriesforthetreatmentofadvancedcolorectalcancer.
References
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