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Arsenic trioxide
- CAS number
- 1327-53-3
- Molecular formula
- As2O3
- Molecular weight
- 197.84 g/mol
About this molecule
Arsenic Trioxide is a small-molecule arsenic compound with antineoplastic activity. The mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is not completely understood. This agent causes damage to or degradation of the promyelocytic leukemia protein/retinoic acid receptor-alpha (PML/RARa) fusion protein; induces apoptosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells and in many other tumor cell types; promotes cell differentiation and suppresses cell proliferation in many different tumor cell types; and is pro-angiogenic. (NCI04)
Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- bis(arsenic(3+));tris(oxygen(2-))
- InChIKey
- QTLQKAJBUDWPIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[As+3].[As+3]
- PubChem CID
- 14888
Also known as
Arsenic oxide (As2O3) · Arseni trioxydum · Arsenious trioxide · Claudetite · Trixenox · Oxyde Arsenieux · Arsenious Acid Anhydride · Acide arsenieux
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