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Dacarbazine

antineoplastic purine analog

Synonym(s):

5-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-triazenyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide, DTIC

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10N6O
CAS Number:
4342-03-4
Molecular Weight:
182.18
NACRES:
NA.85
PubChem Substance ID:
24893683
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
EC Number:
224-396-1
MDL number:
MFCD00057167
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Quality Level

100

form

powder or crystals

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

neoplastics

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN(C)\N=N\c1[nH]cnc1C(N)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10N6O/c1-12(2)11-10-6-4(5(7)13)8-3-9-6/h3H,1-2H3,(H2,7,13)(H,8,9)/b11-10+

InChI key

FDKXTQMXEQVLRF-ZHACJKMWSA-N

Application

Dacarbazine is a triazine antineoplastic agent that is used for DNA methylation via formation of methyl adducts. It is used to treat metastatic malignant melanomas and Hodgkin′s when used in combination with other antineoplastic agents.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dacarbazine is a purine analog of naturally occurring purine precursor 5-amino-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide (AIC). It is a synthetic triazine antineoplastic agent that exerts cytotoxic effects by acting as an alkylating agent and by inhibiting DNA synthesis and inducing apoptosis. It is known to induce hepatotoxicity in mice. Dacarbazine is not cell cycle-phase specific.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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MKCB1458V
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Michiko Horiguchi et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 333(3), 782-787 (2010-03-24)
O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) plays a crucial role in the defense against the alkylating agent-induced cytotoxic lesion O(6)-alkylguanine in DNA. Although a significant circadian variation in MGMT activity has been found in the liver of mice, the exact mechanism of the
Masayuki Sanada et al.
Carcinogenesis, 28(12), 2657-2663 (2007-09-21)
O(6)-Methylguanine and O(6)-chloroethylguanine, which are the primary cytotoxic DNA lesions produced by 5-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide (dacarbazine) and 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosourea (ACNU), respectively, can be repaired by O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), coded by the MGMT gene. However, the two types of drugs exhibit different effects on
Caroline Robert et al.
The Lancet. Oncology, 14(8), 733-740 (2013-06-06)
Patients with metastatic melanoma, 50% of whose tumours harbour a BRAF mutation, have a poor prognosis. Selumetinib, a MEK1/2 inhibitor, has shown antitumour activity in patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma and in preclinical models when combined with chemotherapy. This study was
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D2390-100MG04061833562147
D2390-1G04061826682395