aminopterin

aminopterin
A folic acid antagonist formerly used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other neoplastic diseases.

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am·i·nop·ter·in .am-ə-'näp-tə-rən n a derivative C19H20N8O5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent

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  • aminopterin — aminopterin. См. аминоптерин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Aminopterin —   das, s, Folsäureantagonist; früher gebräuchliches zytostatisches Mittel bei Leukämie …   Universal-Lexikon

  • aminopterin — aminoptèrīn m <G aminopterína> DEFINICIJA farm. citostatik u terapiji akutne leukoze ETIMOLOGIJA amino + (tero)pterin = sodium pteroiltriglutamat …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Aminopterin — chembox new ImageFile = Aminopterin.svg IUPACName = ( 2S ) 2 [ [4 [(2,4 Diaminopteridin 6 yl)methylamino] benzoyl] amino] pentanedioic acid OtherNames = 4 Aminofolic acid 4 Aminopteroylglutamic acid Aminopterin sodium Aminopteroylglutamic acid… …   Wikipedia

  • Aminopterin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Aminopterin L N (4 (((2,4 Diamino 6 pteridinyl) methyl)amino)be …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • aminopterin — noun Etymology: amino + pteroylglutamic acid + in Date: 1948 a derivative C19H20N8O5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aminopterin — A folic acid analogue and inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase. A potent cytotoxic agent used in the treatment of acute leukaemia …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • aminopterin — am·i·nop·ter·in (ăm ə nŏpʹtər ĭn) n. A folic acid antagonist, C19H20N8O5, used as an antineoplastic agent. It has been mainly replaced by methotrexate.   [amino + pterin, a chemical compound derived from pteridine, a compound first identified in… …   Universalium

  • aminopterin — noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy …   Wiktionary

  • aminopterin — am·i·nop·ter·in …   English syllables

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