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Methylene dimethane sulfonate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-015136

A member of the homologous series of dimethane sulphonic acid esters with alkylating properties. Methylene dimethane sulfonate alkylates DNA, resulting in interstrand DNA crosslinking, inhibition of DNA replication, disruption of the cell cycle, and cell death.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-015136
FieldOncology and biomedicine
AbbreviationMDMS
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Methylene dimethane sulfonate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A member of the homologous series of dimethane sulphonic acid esters with alkylating properties. Methylene dimethane sulfonate alkylates DNA, resulting in interstrand DNA crosslinking, inhibition of DNA replication, disruption of the cell cycle, and cell death.",
  "abbreviation": "MDMS",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/methylene-dimethane-sulfonate/"
}

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