Aminopterin (Standard)

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Aminopterin (Standard) [54-62-6]

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Research Use Only

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].

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