Pharmacologic Substance
methyl methanesulfonate
Subclass of:
Mesylates
Definitions related to methyl methanesulfonate:
  • A stable, colorless, combustible liquid that emits toxic fumes of sulfoxide when heated to decomposition. Methyl methanesulfonate is used for laboratory purposes as a catalyst in chemical synthesis and has been tested clinically as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent. This substance is an alkylating agent and acts as a mutagen by altering and damaging DNA and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An alkylating agent in cancer therapy that may also act as a mutagen by interfering with and causing damage to DNA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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