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Preferred term

Trimetrexate  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A nonclassical folic acid inhibitor through its inhibition of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase. It is being tested for efficacy as an antineoplastic agent and as an antiparasitic agent against PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in AIDS patients. Myelosuppression is its dose-limiting toxic effect.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 117381-09-6 (monohydrate, monoacetate)
  • 117381-10-9 (hydrate)
  • 2,4-Quinazolinediamine, 5-methyl-6-(((3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)amino)methyl)-
  • 52128-35-5 (Trimetrexate)
  • UPN4ITI8T4

In other languages

  • French

  • 117381-09-6 (monohydrate, monoacetate)
  • 117381-10-9 (hydrate)
  • 2,4-Quinazolinediamine, 5-methyl-6-(((3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)amino)methyl)-
  • 52128-35-5 (Trimetrexate)
  • UPN4ITI8T4

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L7C0GXDV-T

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