Aminopterin (Standard) [54-62-6]

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Aminopterin (Standard) [54-62-6]

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54-62-6

Research Use Only

C19H20N8O5

440.41

Aminopterin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Aminopterin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Aminopterin (4-Aminofolic acid), the 4-amino derivative of folic acid, is a folic acid antagonist. Aminopterin catalyses the reduction of folic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid, and competitively inhibits dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) with a Ki of 3.7 pM. Aminopterin has anticancer and immunosuppressive activity. Aminopterin is used in treatment of pediatric leukemia[1][2].

NC1=NC(N)=C2C(N=CC(CNC3=CC=C(C(N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)=O)C=C3)=N2)=N1

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