Description
A pyrimidine analog and nitrosourea alkylating agent; inhibits the growth of U-251MG and EA285 glioma cells at 10 μg/ml; increases the median survival time in a Walker 256 carcinoma rat model of metastatic brain tumors at 30 mg/kg
Formal name: N′-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitroso-urea, monohydrochloride
Synonyms: ACNU|NSC-D 245382
Molecular weight: 309.2
CAS: 55661-38-6
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A solid