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efaproxiral

A synthetic small molecule with radiosensitizing activity. Efaproxiral increases oxygen levels in hypoxic tumor tissues by binding non-covalently to the hemoglobin tetramer and decreasing hemoglobin-oxygen binding affinity. Increasing tumor oxygenation reduces tumor radioresistance.
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Synonym:2-dacmpp
Efaproxyn
Code name:RSR13
Chemical structure:2-(4-(((3,5-dimethylanilino)Carbonyl)methyl)phenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid
NSC code:950116
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