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Hydroxyurea
- CAS number
- 127-07-1
- Molecular formula
- CH4N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 76.06 g/mol
About this molecule
Hydroxyurea is a member of the class of ureas that is urea in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group. An antineoplastic used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia as well as for sickle-cell disease. It has a role as an antimetabolite, an antineoplastic agent, a radical scavenger, an immunomodulator, a genotoxin, a teratogenic agent, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, an antimitotic and an EC 1.17.4.1 (ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase) inhibitor. It is a member of ureas and a one-carbon compound.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- hydroxyurea
- InChIKey
- VSNHCAURESNICA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(=O)(N)NO
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 8029-68-3
- PubChem CID
- 3657
Also known as
hydroxyurea · Hydroxycarbamide · N-Hydroxyurea · Hydrea · Oxyurea · Carbamoyl oxime · Litalir · Carbamohydroxamic acid
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