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hexamethylene bisacetamide

A hybrid polar-planar compound with potential antineoplastic activity that induces terminal differentiation, inhibits cell growth, and causes apoptosis in several tumor cell lines. Its precise mechanism of action is unknown.
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Synonym:hexamethylenebisacetamide
hexamethylenediacetamide
Abbreviation:HMBA
Chemical structure:acetamide, N,N'-1, 6-hexanediylbis-
acetamide, N,N'-hexamethylenebis-
N, N'-diacetylhexamethylenediamine
N,N'-1,6-hexanediylbisacetamide
N,N'-hexamethylenebisacetamide
IND number:24942
NSC code:95580
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