Term Name: |
1,2-dimethylhydrazine |
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Synonyms: |
- (CH3NH)2
- (MeNH)2
- 1,2-Dimethylhydrazin
- 1,2-dimethylhydrazine
- 1,2-DMH
- DMH
- hydrazomethane
- MeNHNHMe
- N,N'-dimethylhydrazine
- SDMH
- sym-dimethylhydrazine
- symmetrical-dimethylhydrazine
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Definition: |
A member of the class of hydrazines that is hydrazine in which one of the hydrogens attached to each nitrogen is replaced by a methyl group. A powerful DNA alkylating agent and carcinogen, it is used to induce colon cancer in laboratory rats and mice.
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Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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