Deferoxamine mesylate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-012947",
  "term": "Deferoxamine mesylate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The mesylate salt of an iron-chelating agent that binds free iron in a stable complex, preventing it from engaging in chemical reactions. Deferoxamine chelates iron from intra-lysosomal ferritin and ferrioxamine, a water-soluble complex excreted by the kidneys and in the feces via the bile. This agent does not readily chelate iron bound to transferrin, hemoglobin, myoglobin or cytochrome.",
  "abbreviation": "DFM",
  "synonyms": [
    "deferoxamine methanesulfonate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/deferoxamine-mesylate/"
}