National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Triethylenemelamine
Synonyms

TRIETHYLENEMELAMINE

Triethylene Melamine

Triethylenemelamine

TEM

Tretamine

Definitions

A trisaziridine alkylating agent with antineoplastic and carcinogenic properties. Used to induce cancer in experimental animal models, triethylenemelamine ethylates DNA, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication, unscheduled DNA synthesis, chromosomal aberrations, and sister chromatid exchanges. This agent also exhibits reproductive toxicities. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29858

CAS_Registry

51-18-3

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:27919

Chemical_Formula

C9H12N6

code

C29858

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157712

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128784

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

FDA

GDC

DEFINITION

A trisaziridine alkylating agent with antineoplastic and carcinogenic properties. Used to induce cancer in experimental animal models, triethylenemelamine ethylates DNA, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication, unscheduled DNA synthesis, chromosomal aberrations, and sister chromatid exchanges. This agent also exhibits reproductive toxicities. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

F7IY6HZG9D

FULL_SYN

TRIETHYLENEMELAMINE

Triethylene Melamine

Triethylenemelamine

TEM

Tretamine

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

label

Triethylenemelamine

Legacy Concept Name

Triethylenemelamine

Maps_To

Triethylenemelamine

NSC Number

9706

Preferred_Name

Triethylenemelamine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29858

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0040975

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C292

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