Description
Nimustineisanitrosoureacompoundthatexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivity.NimustineinducesDNAcross-linkinganddouble-strandedDNAbreaks.ThiscompoundisclinicallyusedtotreatgliomasandmayalsodownregulateexpressionofDNAligaseIV.
Nimustineisanitrosoureacompoundthatexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivity.NimustineinducesDNAcross-linkinganddouble-strandedDNAbreaks.ThiscompoundisclinicallyusedtotreatgliomasandmayalsodownregulateexpressionofDNAligaseIV.
CasNo. | 55661-38-6 |
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Purity | ≥97% |
Formula | C9H12N6O2•HCl |
FormulaWt. | 309.16 |
ChemicalName | N"-[(4-Amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosoureahydrochloride |
IUPACName | 3-[(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-1-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea;hydrochloride |
Synonym | ACNU;Nidran |
MeltingPoint | 170-171°C |
Solubility | Solubleinmethanolandn-butanol.Solubleinwater(100mM)andDMSO(75mM).(Practicallyinsolubleinethylacetate,ether,chloroformandbenzene. |
Appearance | WhiteorSlightlyYellowCrystallinePowder |
StoreTemp | 4°C |
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ShipTemp | Ambient |
MSDS | N3452MSDSPDF |
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InfoSheet | N3452InfoSheetPDF |
KondoN,TakahashiA,MoriE,etal.DNAligaseIVisapotentialmoleculartargetinACNUsensitivity.CancerSci.2010Aug;101(8):1881-5.PMID:20487264.
KanamaruR,AsamuraM,SatoH,etal.StudiesonthemechanismofactionofACNU,1-(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidine-5-yl)methyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosoureahydrochloride:effectsonculturedHeLaS3cells.TohokuJExpMed.1980Dec;132(4):431-41.PMID:6942530.