MECHLORETHAMINE
Mechlorethamine is a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent that damages DNA and inhibits replication, used topically in cutaneous Tcell lymphoma. Side effects include severe skin irritation, dermatitis, secondary skin cancers, and systemic toxicity if absorbed. Only GMP materials will be supplied, logistics all according to GDP.
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Product Description
Mechanism of Action
MECHLORETHAMINE exhibits a broad-spectrum mechanistic footprint involving catalyticdomain modulation, multiaxis signalling interference, mitochondrial energynetwork recalibration, membranepotential stabilization/destabilization, ionflux redistribution, cytoskeletalarchitecture remodelling, redoxequilibrium disruption and transcriptionfactor network reprogramming. Its physicochemical and conformational architecture supports interaction with catalytic microdomains, allosteric regulators, transmembrane helices, hydrophobic receptor pockets, nucleotidebinding centres, redoxbuffer modules and multiprotein scaffoldsproducing wideband influence across metabolic, genomic, structural and electrophysiological systems.
MECHLORETHAMINE may alter phosphorylation topology across ERK/MAPK/JNK/p38 and PI3KAKT signalling chains, shift Gprotein signalling geometry, reconfigure Ca²⁺ microdomain amplitude/propagation, reshape IP/DAG cascade architecture, and recalibrate cAMPPKA signalling thresholds. Mitochondrially, it can rebalance ETCcomplex activation, modulate ATP/ADP turnover kinetics, shift ROSleakage thresholds, alter membranepotential polarity and propagate ERmitochondrial crossstress signals. These features make it highly relevant for deep mechanistic and translational research.
Advanced
- Kinomescale interference modelling and catalyticcascade rebuilding
- Ultraresolution ligand docking and conformationaltransition prediction algorithms
- UPR/ERstress, mitochondrialstress, autophagy and mitophagy axis modelling
- Fullstack multiomics system reconstruction (RNAseq, metabolomics, proteomics, phosphoproteomics)
- Cytoskeletal tensionmapping, actin/tubulin turnover modelling and forcedistribution analytics
- Cellfate modelling across apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis and parthanatos
- Advanced AIdriven SAR/QSAR predictive molecularperformance mapping
Toxicodynamics & Hazard Spectrum
- Accelerated ROS accumulation and antioxidantbuffer collapse
- Mitochondrial fragmentation, ETC shutdown or hyperleakage states
- Severe Na⁺/K⁺/Ca²⁺ iontransport dysregulation
- Cytoskeletal depolymerisation, microtubule instability and global mechanical failure
- membrane-integrity disruption, bilayer thinning and permeability shifts
- NF-κB / STAT / IRF inflammatoryaxis hyperactivation
- Multiaxis programmed celldeath initiation
- Epigenetic drift across methylation/acetylation landscapes
For expert laboratory research only not intended for biological or therapeutic exposure.
Only GMP materials will be supplied, logistics all according to GDP.
Datasheet
| Molecular Formula | C5H11Cl2N |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 156.05 g/mol |
| CAS Number | 51-75-2 |
| Storage Condition | PRECAUTIONS FOR "CARCINOGENS": Storage site should be as close as practicable to lab in which carcinogens are to be used, so that only small quantities required for … expt need to be carried. Carcinogens should be kept in only one section of cupboard, an explosion-proof refrigerator or freezer (depending on chemicophysical properties …) that bears appropriate label. An inventory … should be kept, showing quantity of carcinogen & date it was acquired … Facilities for dispensing … should be contiguous to storage area. /Chemical Carcinogens/ |
| Solubility | Very soluble |
| Purity | Purity information is available upon request (COA). |
| Synonym | mechlorethamine; Chlormethine; Nitrogen mustard; Chlorethazine; Mustine |
| IUPAC/Chemical Name | 2-chloro-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methylethanamine |
| InChl Key | HAWPXGHAZFHHAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| InChl Code | InChI=1S/C5H11Cl2N/c1-8(4-2-6)5-3-7/h2-5H2,1H3 |
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