List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 573

Mafosfamide (INN) is an oxazaphosphorine (cyclophosphamide-like) alkylating agent under investigation as a chemotherapeutic. Several Phase I trials have been completed.

Acetyl iodide is an organoiodine compound with the formula CH3C(O)I. It is a colourless liquid. It is formally derived from acetic acid. Although far rarer in the laboratory than the […]

Periplanone B is a pheromone produced by the female American cockroach Periplaneta americana. It is a sexual excitant to male cockroaches especially at short ranges.

Otera’s catalyst named after Japanese chemist Junzo Otera is an organostannane compound which has been used as a transesterification catalyst. This isothioscyanate compound is a member of a family of […]

Methylmagnesium chloride is a commercially available Grignard reagent. Like methyllithium it is the synthetic equivalent to the methyl carbanion synthon. It is usually sold as a solution in tetrahydrofuran. The […]

Maslinic acid is a compound derived from dry olive-pomace oil (an olive skin wax) which is a byproduct of olive oil extraction. It is a member of the group of […]

Iodoacetic acid is a derivative of acetic acid. It is a toxic compound because like many alkyl halides it is an alkylating agent. It reacts with cysteine residues in proteins. […]

Isovaleramide is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CHCH2C(O)NH2. The amide derived from isovaleric acid it is a colourless solid.

A dithiolane is a sulfur heterocycle derived from cyclopentane by replacing two methylene bridges (-CH2- units) with thioether groups. The parent compounds are 12-dithiolane and 13-dithiolane.12-Dithiolanes such as lipoic acid […]

Migrastatin is an organic compound which naturally occurs in the Streptomyces platensis bacteria.Migrastatin and several of its analogues (including Isomigrastatin) have shown to have potential in treating cancer as it […]