- Concept UI
- M0000721
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- Highly reactive chemicals that introduce alkyl radicals into biologically active molecules and thereby prevent their proper functioning. Many are used as antineoplastic agents, but most are very toxic, with carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and immunosuppressant actions. They have also been used as components in poison gases.
- Terms
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Alkylating Agents
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001416
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1964)
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Alkylators
Term UI
T001417
Date10/20/1994
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1996)
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Alkylator
Term UI
T001078757
Date04/17/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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Alkylating Agent
Term UI
T001078758
Date04/17/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)