Chlormethine
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rINN: Chlormethine
Other Names
Chlormethine, nitrogen mustard, 2- chloro-N-(2- chloroethyl)-N- methylethanamine
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Chlormethine Molecule
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Alkylating agent and poison gas that is vesicant and necrotizing destructive to mucous membranes. The hydrochloride is used to treat Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. Covalently modifies cellular DNA.
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