Aminopterin
CAS Number
54-62-6Synonym
AGPA; 4-Aminofolic acid; 4-Amino-PGA; 4-Aminopteroylglutamic acid; Aminopterine; 4-Amino-4-deoxypteroylglutamate; 4-Amino-folicaci; Aminopterin sodium; Aminopteroylglutamic acid
Occurrence/Use
Former medicine (antineoplastic with immunosuppressive qualities) to treat leukemia until the 1950s; current investigation for further medicinal use.
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