Maxamine
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.
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205 matchesmethyl group
A methyl group is a one-carbon chemical unit that, added to or removed from DNA or proteins, can switch nearby gene activity on or off.
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Adding a single small carbon tag to a molecule, a change tiny in size but large in what it switches off.
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A clear, tasteless liquid distilled from crude oil, used to soften skin and to slide stool through the bowel.
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The sum of the atomic masses of all atoms in a molecule, based on a scale in which the atomic masses of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are 1, 12, 14, and 16, respectively.
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Molecules form when atoms bond together, and biological versions such as proteins and DNA can involve thousands of atoms arranged in specific structures.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used alone or with radiation therapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
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A drug used to treat some types of cancer and some skin conditions that may become cancer.
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A whole system rather than a single treatment, built on the premise that the body heals itself once the obstacles are removed.
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A drug put on the skin to treat growths caused by sun exposure.
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A drug used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer.
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An oxide is any compound formed when oxygen chemically combines with another element, a category spanning substances as different as water, rust, and certain plant oils.
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(Other name for: 5-hydroxytryptophan)
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A synthetic mustard compound with potential antineoplastic activity.
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A cinnamic hydroxamic acid analogue with potential antineoplastic activity.
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A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with L-asparaginase.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of melanoma, liver cancer, and other types of cancer.
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A semisynthetic analog of Bleomycin, a mixture of several basic glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from the fungus Streptomyces verticillus.
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The tert-butylamine salt of perindopril, the ethyl ester of a non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.
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(Other name for: fluphenazine hydrochloride)
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