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cyclophosphamide

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A synthetic alkylating agent chemically related to the nitrogen mustards with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities. In the liver, cyclophosphamide is converted to the active metabolites aldophosphamide and phosphoramide mustard, which bind to DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and initiating cell death.
Synonym:Ciclofosfamida
ciclofosfamide
Claphene
CP monohydrate
cyclophospham
cyclophosphamid monohydrate
cyclophosphamide monohydrate
cyclophosphamidum
cyclophosphan
cyclophosphanum
Cytophosphane
Genoxal
Mitoxan
neosar
Syklofosfamid
Foreign brand name:Carloxan
Cicloxal
CYCLO-cell
Cycloblastin
Cycloblastine
Cyclostin
Cyclostine
Cytophosphan
Fosfaseron
Genoxal
Genuxal
Ledoxina
Abbreviation:CTX
Code name:Asta B 518
B-518
WR- 138719
WR-138719
Chemical structure:1-bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino-1-oxo-2-aza-5-oxaphosphoridin monohydrate
2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2-oxide monohydrate
2-[bis(b-chloroethyl)amino]-1-oxa-3-aza-2-phosphacyclohexane-2-oxide monohydrate
2-[di(chloroethyl)amino]-1-oxa-3-aza-2-phosphacyclohexane 2-oxide monohydrate
bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphamide cyclic propanolamide ester monohydrate
bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphoramide cyclic propanolamide ester monohydrate
N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-N'-(3-hydroxypropyl)phosphorodiamidic acid intramolecular ester monohydrate
N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-N',O-propylenephosphoric acid ester diamide monohydrate
N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorin-2-amine 2-oxide monohydrate
N,N-bis(b-chloroethyl)-N',O-trimethylenephosphoric acid ester diamide monohydrate
N,N-bis(beta-chloroethyl)-N',O-propylenephosphoric acid ester diamide monohydrate
N,N-bis(beta-chloroethyl)-N',O-trimethylenephosphoric acid ester diamide monohydrate
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