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Aminopterin

CAS Number

54-62-6

Synonym

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.

Aminopterin

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Female Reproductive Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
07/01/1987
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts
Female Reproductive Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
07/01/1987
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts