Nimustine (hydrochloride)
Product Specifications
UNSPSC Description
Nimustine hydrochloride (ACNU) is a DNA cross-linking and DNA alkylating agent, which induces DNA replication blocking lesions and DNA double-strand breaks and inhibits DNA synthesis, commonly used in chemotherapy for glioblastomas[1][2][3].
Target Antigen
Apoptosis; DNA Alkylator/Crosslinker; DNA/RNA Synthesis
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Apoptosis;Cell Cycle/DNA Damage
Field of Research
Cancer
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/nimustine-hydrochloride.html
Smiles
O=C(NCC1=CN=C(C)N=C1N)N(CCCl)N=O.[H]Cl
Molecular Weight
309.15
References & Citations
[1]Tomicic MT, et al. Apoptosis induced by temozolomide and nimustine in glioblastoma cells is supported by JNK/c-Jun-mediated induction of the BH3-only protein BIM. Oncotarget. 2015 Oct 20;6(32):33755-68.|[2]Kondo N, et al. FANCD1/BRCA2 plays predominant role in the repair of DNA damage induced by ACNU or TMZ. PLoS One. 2011 May 9;6(5):e19659.|[3]Mineura K, et al. DNA lability induced by nimustine and ramustine in rat glioma cells. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1988 Nov;51(11):1391-4.
Shipping Conditions
Room Temperature
Product Datasheet
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-13703A/Nimustine-hydrochloride-DataSheet-MedChemExpress.pdf
Product MSDS
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-13703A/Nimustine-hydrochloride-SDS-MedChemExpress.pdf
CAS Number
55661-38-6
Available Sizes
Curated Selection
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