Triethylenemelamine

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Triethylenemelamine
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  • 2,4,6-Tris(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine
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Formula C9H12N6
Molar mass 204.237 g·mol−1
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Triethylenemelamine (abbreviated TEM, also called Tretamine) is a drug used in chemotherapy. [1]

It can cause chromatid aberrations in cell models. [2]

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References

  1. Wong, Jeannette R.; Morton, Lindsay M.; Tucker, Margaret A.; Abramson, David H.; Seddon, Johanna M.; Sampson, Joshua N.; Kleinerman, Ruth A. (2014). "Risk of Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in Long-Term Hereditary Retinoblastoma Survivors After Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32 (29): 3284–3290. doi:10.1200/JCO.2013.54.7844. PMC   4178525 . PMID   25185089.
  2. Luippold HE, Gooch PC, Brewen JG (February 1978). "The production of chromosome aberrations in various mammalian cells by triethylenemelamine". Genetics. 88 (2): 317–26. doi:10.1093/genetics/88.2.317. PMC   1213803 . PMID   565312.