alkylating agent nitrogen mustard

Introduction

Non-specific DNA alkylating agents, related to mustard gas.

More general terms

• alkylating agent

More specific terms

• chlorambucil (Leukeran)
• cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar, Procytox {Canadian}) [CPM, CTX, CYT, NSC 26271]
• ifosfamide (Ifex, Friedman acid)
• mechlorethamine; nitrogen mustard (Mustargen, Nor-mustard, Chlorethazine)
• melphalan (Alkeran, L-PAM, L-sarcolysin phenylalanine mustard, melphalan flufenamide, Pepaxto)