Mannomustine
Mannomustine Basic information
- Product Name:
- Mannomustine
- Synonyms:
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- MANNOMUSTINEHYDROCHLORIDE
- MANNOUMUSINEDIHYDROCHLORIDE
- Mannomustine dihydrochloride
- 1,6-Bis-(.beta.-chloraethylamino)-1,6-desoxy-D-mannit-dichlorhydrat
- 1,6-Bis[(chloroethyl)amino]-1,6-desoxy-D-mannitol dihydrochloride
- 1,6-Bis[(chloroethyl)amino]-1,6-dideoxy-D-mannite dihydrochloride
- 1,6-Dideoxy-1,6-di[(2-chloroethyl)amino]-D-mannitol dihydrochloride
- Degranol
- CAS:
- 551-74-6
- MF:
- C10H22Cl2N2O4.2ClH
- MW:
- 378.122
- Mol File:
- 551-74-6.mol
Mannomustine Chemical Properties
- Melting point:
- 240-242 °C
- alpha
- D20 +18.46° (c = 1.81 in H2O)
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 551-74-6
- IARC
- 3 (Vol. 9, Sup 7) 1987
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Degranol (551-74-6)
Mannomustine Usage And Synthesis
Uses
Mannomustine dihydrochloride is an alkylating agent with antineoplastic activity. Mannomustine dihydrochloride causes severe bone marrow depression. Mannomustine dihydrochloride is a powerful vesicant.
Definition
ChEBI: Mannomustine dihydrochloride is an organic molecular entity.
Safety Profile
Poison by intravenous, subcutaneous, and parented routes. Experimental reproductive effects. Questionable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic and neoplastigenic data. Human mutation data reported. A drug used for the treatment of malignant neoplasms. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of HCl and NOx. See also MANNOMUSTINE.
References
[1] Some effects of 1-methyl-2-p-(isopropyl-carbamoyl)-benzyl-hydrazine and mannomustine on the metabolism of human erythrocytes in vitro