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Ethyl Methanesulfonate

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Definition: An antineoplastic agent with alkylating properties. It also acts as a mutagen by damaging DNA and is used experimentally for that effect.     
Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Mutagens 		Other names Ethylmethane Sulfonate; Sulfonate, Ethylmethane; Methanesulfonate, Ethyl; Mesylate, Ethyl; Mesilate, Ethyl; Ethylmesylate; Ethylmesilate; Ethyl Mesylate; Ethyl Mesilate
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ethyl ethanesulfonate  0   Ethyl Methanesulfonate/*analogs & derivatives. Mutagenesis 1995 Jan;10(1):31-6
methanethiosulfonate ethylammonium  0   Ethyl Methanesulfonate/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action Indicators and Reagents 		Neuron 1995 Apr;14(4):825-31
ethyl methylaminosulfonate  26118-70-7   Ethyl Methanesulfonate/*analogs & derivatives. Z Naturforsch 13(1-2):140;1977

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