Organic Chemical
ethylnitrosourea
Subclass of:
Nitrosourea Compounds
Definitions related to ethylnitrosourea:
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A nitrosourea compound with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A nitrosourea with potential antineoplastic activity. Used experimentally as a mutagen and carcinogen, ethylnitrosourea alkylates DNA and proteins, thereby damaging DNA and inducing point mutations. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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