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L-Amethopterin hydrate

98%

Synonym(s):

Methotrexate hydrate, 4-Amino-10-methylfolic acid hydrate, L-4-Amino-N10-methylpteroylglutamic acid hydrate, L-Amethopterin hydrate, Antifolan hydrate, MTX hydrate, Methylaminopterin hydrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H22N8O5 · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
454.44 (anhydrous basis)
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:

assay

98%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]25/D +17°, c = 1 in 0.05 M Na2CO3

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[H]O[H].CN(Cc1cnc2nc(N)nc(N)c2n1)c3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H22N8O5.H2O/c1-28(9-11-8-23-17-15(24-11)16(21)26-20(22)27-17)12-4-2-10(3-5-12)18(31)25-13(19(32)33)6-7-14(29)30;/h2-5,8,13H,6-7,9H2,1H3,(H,25,31)(H,29,30)(H,32,33)(H4,21,22,23,26,27);1H2/t13-;/m0./s1

InChI key

FPJYMUQSRFJSEW-ZOWNYOTGSA-N

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Application

Potent inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase and agent for antitumor studies. Use to inhibit dihydrofolate reductase in DHFR-based protein expression systems.
Potent inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase and agent for antitumor studies. Use to inhibit dihydrofolate reductase in DHFR-based protein expression systems. Also effective in treatment of pyrimethamine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria parasites.
Potent inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase and agent for antitumor studies. Use to inhibit dihydrofolate reductase in DHFR-based protein expression systems. Also shows immunosuppressive effects in, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis.
Potent inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase[1] and agent for antitumor studies.[2][3]

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges


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S P Sasso et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1207(1), 74-79 (1994-07-20)
The thermodynamic parameters of the binding of some folate analogues (methotrexate, trimetrexate and trimethoprim) to dihydrofolate reductases from different species have been measured with a flow microcalorimetric method at 37 degrees C. In the absence of NADPH, the three inhibitors
F M Huennekens
Advances in enzyme regulation, 34, 397-419 (1994-01-01)
Methotrexate (MTX), one of the earliest cancer chemotherapy agents, continues to be used extensively in the treatment of leukemia and a variety of other tumors. The efficacy of this drug results from its facile uptake by cells, rapid polyglutamylation and
A Nagy et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(13), 6373-6376 (1993-07-01)
A convenient synthetic method is described for the preparation of peptide-methotrexate (MTX) conjugates in which MTX is coupled selectively through the gamma-carboxyl group of its glutamic acid moiety to a free amino group in peptide analogs. The syntheses of a
Josef Singer et al.
Molecular cancer therapeutics, 13(7), 1777-1790 (2014-04-24)
Passive immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies represents a cornerstone of human anticancer therapies, but has not been established in veterinary medicine yet. As the tumor-associated antigen EGFR (ErbB-1) is highly conserved between humans and dogs, and considering the effectiveness of the
Methotrexate: new uses for an old drug.
Philip J Hashkes et al.
The Journal of pediatrics, 164(2), 231-236 (2013-11-30)

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