Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine: Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

IUPAC name

N-Methyl-N-pentylnitrous amide

Other names

Methylamylnitrosamine

Identifiers

Abbreviations MNAN

CAS number 13256-07-0

PubChem 25805

Jmol-3D images Image 1

SMILES

CCCCCN(C)N=O

Properties

Molecular formula C₆H₁₄N₂O

Molar mass 130.19 g/mol

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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine (MNAN) is a potential carcinogen^[1] It is metabolized in the liver by the enzyme CYP2A6.

References

^ Bulay O, Mirvish SS (September 1979). "Carcinogenesis in rat esophagus by intraperitoneal injection of different doses of methyl-n-amylnitrosamine". Cancer Res. 39 (9): 3644–6. PMID 476689. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=476689.

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Methyl-n-amylnitrosamine

IUPAC name N-Methyl-N-pentylnitrous amide
Other names Methylamylnitrosamine
Identifiers
Abbreviations	MNAN
CAS number	13256-07-0
PubChem	25805
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES CCCCCN(C)N=O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₄N₂O
Molar mass	130.19 g/mol
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references