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edatrexate
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Aminopterin
Definition
: A folic acid derivative used as a rodenticide that has been shown to be teratogenic.
Other names
Sodium, Aminopterin; Disodium Salt Aminopterin; Aminopterin, Disodium Salt; Aminopterin Sodium
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Source
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edatrexate [ 10-EDAM,10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin,10-ethyl-10-deazaaminopterin ]
structure given in first source
80576-83-6 L-
Glutamic acid, N-
(4-
(1-
((2,4-
diamino-
6-
pteridinyl)methyl)propyl)benzoyl)
Aminopterin/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Antineoplastic Agents
;
Folic Acid Antagonists
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1984;12(1):26