AMINOPTERIN


Meaning of AMINOPTERIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-mə-ˈnäp-tə-rən ]

noun

Etymology: amino + pter oylglutamic acid + -in

Date: 1948

: a derivative C 19 H 20 N 8 O 5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent

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