Cytarabine

• Product NameCytarabine
  CAS No.147-94-4
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Cytarabine
Synonyms Cytosine arabinoside; 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone; Arabinocytidine;
Molecular Formula C9H13N3O5
Molecular Weight 243.22
CAS Registry Number 147-94-4
EINECS 205-705-9
Melting Point:212 - 213 C
Flash Point:283.8 °C
Solubility:Soluble
Appearance: white tiny aciform crystalline powder
Uses: Cytarabine is used to treat acute leukaemias, some head and neck cancers and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). This drug is one of a group of chemotherapy drugs called anti-metabolites. Anti-
metabolites are similar to normal body molecules but they are slightly different in structure. These differences mean that anti-metabolites stop cells working properly instead of helping them. Anti-
metabolites often stop cells making and repairing DNA. Cancer cells need to make and repair DNA in order to grow and multiply.