Nimustine

Nimustine: Nimustine

Systematic (IUPAC) name

N'-[(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosourea

Clinical data

AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names

Pregnancy cat. ?

Legal status ℞ Prescription only

Routes IV

Identifiers

CAS number 42471-28-3

ATC code L01AD06

PubChem CID 39214

UNII 0S726V972K^Y

KEGG D08276^Y

Chemical data

Formula C₉H₁₃Cl N₆O₂

Mol. mass 272.69 g/mol

SMILES eMolecules & PubChem

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Nimustine (INN) is a nitrosourea alkylating agent.

v · d · eIntracellular chemotherapeutic agents/antineoplastic agents (L01)

SPs/MIs
(M phase)

Block microtubule assembly

Vinca alkaloids (Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vinflunine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine)

Block microtubule disassembly

Taxanes (Cabazitaxel, Docetaxel, Larotaxel, Ortataxel, Paclitaxel, Tesetaxel) • Epothilones (Ixabepilone)

DNA replication
inhibitor

DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)

Folic acid

dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (Aminopterin, Methotrexate, Pemetrexed, Pralatrexate) • thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Raltitrexed, Pemetrexed)

Purine

adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin)

halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine, Clofarabine, Fludarabine)
thiopurine (Thioguanine, Mercaptopurine)

Pyrimidine

thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Fluorouracil, Capecitabine, Tegafur, Carmofur, Floxuridine)

DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine)

ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine)
hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine, Decitabine)

Deoxyribonucleotide

ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I

Camptotheca (Camptothecin, Topotecan, Irinotecan, Rubitecan, Belotecan)

II

Podophyllum (Etoposide, Teniposide)

II+Intercalation

Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Amrubicin, Pirarubicin, Valrubicin, Zorubicin) • Anthracenediones (Mitoxantrone, Pixantrone)

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating

Nitrogen mustards: Mechlorethamine • Cyclophosphamide (Ifosfamide, Trofosfamide) • Chlorambucil (Melphalan, Prednimustine) • Bendamustine • Uramustine • Estramustine

Nitrosoureas: Carmustine • Lomustine (Semustine) • Fotemustine • Nimustine • Ranimustine • Streptozocin

Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan, Treosulfan)
Aziridines: Carboquone • ThioTEPA • Triaziquone • Triethylenemelamine

Alkylating-like

Platinum (Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Nedaplatin, Oxaliplatin, Triplatin tetranitrate, Satraplatin)

Nonclassical

Hydrazines (Procarbazine) • Triazenes (Dacarbazine, Temozolomide) • Altretamine • Mitobronitol

Intercalation

Streptomyces (Actinomycin, Bleomycin, Mitomycin, Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT
Aminolevulinic acid/Methyl aminolevulinate • Efaproxiral • Porphyrin derivatives (Porfimer sodium, Talaporfin, Temoporfin, Verteporfin)

Other

Enzyme inhibitors

FI (Tipifarnib) • CDK inhibitors (Alvocidib, Seliciclib) • PrI (Bortezomib) • PhI (Anagrelide) • IMPDI (Tiazofurine) • LI (Masoprocol) • PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) • HDAC (Vorinostat, Romidepsin)

Receptor antagonists

ERA (Atrasentan) • retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) • sex steroid (Testolactone)

Other/ungrouped

Amsacrine • Trabectedin • retinoids (Alitretinoin, Tretinoin) • Arsenic trioxide • asparagine depleters (Asparaginase/Pegaspargase) • Celecoxib • Demecolcine • Elesclomol • Elsamitrucin • Etoglucid • Lonidamine • HAMLET (human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) • Lucanthone • Mitoguazone • Mitotane • Oblimersen • Omacetaxine mepesuccinate • mTOR inhibitors (Everolimus, Temsirolimus)

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Systematic (IUPAC) name
N'-[(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosourea
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	℞ Prescription only
Routes	IV
Identifiers
CAS number	42471-28-3
ATC code	L01AD06
PubChem	CID 39214
UNII	0S726V972K^Y
KEGG	D08276^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₉H₁₃Cl N₆O₂
Mol. mass	272.69 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
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