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Preferred Name

imidazole mustard

Synonyms

TIC mustard

Definitions

A synthetic derivative of imidazole with potent antineoplastic properties. Imidazole mustard alkylates DNA, preferentially at guanine residues, resulting in DNA interstrand crosslinks and inhibition of DNA replication and RNA and protein synthesis. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C2216" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C2216" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039483

altLabel

TIC mustard

5-[3,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-triazeno]imidazole-4-carboxamide

BIC

HN2

CAS Registry

5034-77-5

cui

C0063382

Date last modified

2006-12-21

definition

A synthetic derivative of imidazole with potent antineoplastic properties. Imidazole mustard alkylates DNA, preferentially at guanine residues, resulting in DNA interstrand crosslinks and inhibition of DNA replication and RNA and protein synthesis. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C2216" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C2216" NCI Thesaurus)

Legacy PDQ ID

2117

NCI ID

C2216

notation

CDR0000039483

NSC Code

82196

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

imidazole mustard

tui

T109

T121

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