"Melphalan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - MELPHALAN, the racemic mixture - MERPHALAN, and the dextro isomer - MEDPHALAN; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen.
| Descriptor ID |
D008558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.728.650.594 D12.125.072.050.685.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Melphalan- Melphalan
- L-PAM
- Phenylalanine Mustard
- Mustard, Phenylalanine
- 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)phenylalanine
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