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C1768

Cytarabine

≥90% (HPLC), crystalline, DNA replication inhibitor

Synonym(s):

(β-D-Arabinofuranosyl)cytosine, Ara-C, Arabinocytidine, Arabinosylcytosine, Cytarabine, Cytosine arabinoside

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H13N3O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
243.22
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
205-705-9
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
89175
Assay:
≥90% (HPLC)
Form:
crystalline
Quality level:
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Product Name

Cytosine β-D-arabinofuranoside, crystalline, ≥90% (HPLC)

Quality Level

assay

≥90% (HPLC)

form

crystalline

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC1=NC(=O)N(C=C1)[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O

InChI

1S/C9H13N3O5/c10-5-1-2-12(9(16)11-5)8-7(15)6(14)4(3-13)17-8/h1-2,4,6-8,13-15H,3H2,(H2,10,11,16)/t4-,6-,7+,8-/m1/s1

InChI key

UHDGCWIWMRVCDJ-CCXZUQQUSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ara-C incorporates into DNA and inhibits DNA replication by forming cleavage complexes with topoisomerase I resulting in DNA fragmentation; does not inhibit RNA synthesis. Anti-leukemia agent.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Muta. 1B - Repr. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects



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Articles

DNA损伤和修复机制对于维持DNA完整性至关重要。细胞DNA的损伤与突变、癌症发展等有关。

DNA damage and repair mechanism is vital for maintaining DNA integrity. Damage to cellular DNA is involved in mutagenesis, the development of cancer among others.

Cell cycle phases (G1, S, G2, M) regulate cell growth, DNA replication, and division in proliferating cells.

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Sonia G Das et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 54(16), 5937-5948 (2011-07-26)
Multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer is a phenomenon in which administration of a single chemotherapeutic agent causes cross-resistance of cancer cells to a variety of therapies even with different mechanisms of action. Development of MDR against standard therapies is a
Hamed I Ali et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 15(1), 242-256 (2006-10-20)
Novel 2-deoxo-2-phenyl-5-deazaflavins and 2-deoxo-2-phenylflavin-5-oxides were prepared as a new class of antitumor agents and showed significant antitumor activities against NCI-H 460, HCT 116, A 431, CCRF-HSB-2, andKB cell lines. In vivo investigation, 2-deoxo-10-methyl-2-phenyl-5-deazaflavin exhibited the effective antitumor activity against A
M Low et al.
Internal medicine journal, 43(3), 294-297 (2012-07-05)
Although induction chemotherapy comprising high-dose cytarabine (HiDAC) in combination with idarubicin and etoposide or 'ICE' for adult acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) produces a complete remission rate of nearly 80%, gastrointestinal toxicity is significant. Omission of etoposide may produce similar clinical



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
C1768-500MG04061833468029
C1768-100MG04061833468005
C1768-1G04061833468012
C1768-5G04061833023846