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edatrexate

under Aminopterin
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More on Aminopterin Definition: A folic acid derivative used as a rodenticide that has been shown to be teratogenic.      Other names Sodium, Aminopterin; Disodium Salt Aminopterin; Aminopterin, Disodium Salt; Aminopterin Sodium
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
edatrexate [ 10-EDAM,10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin,10-ethyl-10-deazaaminopterin ]
  structure given in first source
80576-83-6 L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(1-((2,4-diamino-6-pteridinyl)methyl)propyl)benzoyl)  Aminopterin/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents; Folic Acid Antagonists
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1984;12(1):26

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