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Aminopterin

synthetic (organic), ≥97% (TLC), dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, powder

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-{4-[(2,4-Diaminopteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzamido}pentanedioic acid, 4-Amino-PGA, 4-Aminofolic acid, 4-Aminopteroyl-L-glutamic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H20N8O5
CAS Number:
54-62-6
Molecular Weight:
440.41
MDL number:
MFCD00036692
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278186
NACRES:
NA.77
EC Number:
200-209-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
69045
Form:
powder
Quality level:
200

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Product Name

Aminopterin, powder

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

description

Purity (≥98%)

form

powder

color

light yellow to yellow-brown

solubility

2 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL (Solutions may be stored for 1-2 days at 4°C.)

ε (extinction coefficient)

24,500 at 282 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M, 25,700 at 261 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M, 8,100 at 373 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)c2nc(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)cnc2n1

InChI

1S/C19H20N8O5/c20-15-14-16(27-19(21)26-15)23-8-11(24-14)7-22-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)17(30)25-12(18(31)32)5-6-13(28)29/h1-4,8,12,22H,5-7H2,(H,25,30)(H,28,29)(H,31,32)(H4,20,21,23,26,27)/t12-/m0/s1

InChI key

TVZGACDUOSZQKY-LBPRGKRZSA-N

Gene Information

human ... FPGS(2356)
mouse ... Fpgs(14287)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Folic acid antagonist that binds to dihydrofolate reductase and inhibits its activity.
Folic acid antagonist. Aminopterin is actively transported into cells by the folate transporter. In the cell, it is converted to a high molecular weight polyglutamate metabolite by folylpolyglutamate synthase that, in turn, binds to dihydrofolate reductase and inhibits its activity. Aminopterin-polyglutamate is degraded intracellularly by γ-glutamyl hydrolase.

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Other Notes

More potent, but more toxic, than methotrexate.

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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0000490219
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Min Zhang et al.
Cell, 181(3), 637-652 (2020-04-10)
Many cytosolic proteins lacking a signal peptide, called leaderless cargoes, are secreted through unconventional secretion. Vesicle trafficking is a major pathway involved. It is unclear how leaderless cargoes enter into the vesicle. Here, we find a translocation pathway regulating vesicle
Aleem Gangjee et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 48(16), 5329-5336 (2005-08-05)
We report, for the first time, the biological activities of four-carbon-atom bridged classical antifolates on dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), thymidylate synthase (TS), and folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS) as well as antitumor activity. Extension of the bridge homologation studies of classical two-carbon bridged
Steven M Horwitz et al.
Blood, 119(18), 4115-4122 (2012-03-08)
Systemic treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) involves the use of less aggressive, well-tolerated therapies. Pralatrexate is a novel antifolate with high affinity for reduced folate carrier-1. A dose de-escalation strategy identified recommended pralatrexate dosing for patients with CTCL that
M Del Campo et al.
Teratology, 60(1), 10-12 (1999-07-21)
Maternal exposures to aminopterin and methotrexate have been associated with a pattern of malformation which includes prenatal-onset growth deficiency, severe lack of ossification of the calvarium, hypoplastic supraorbital ridges, small, low-set ears, micrognathia, and limb abnormalities. We report on a
A Rosowsky
Current medicinal chemistry, 6(4), 329-352 (1999-04-02)
Nonpolyglutamatable antifolates are potentially of therapeutic interest for the treatment of tumors that are inherently refractory, or have become resistant, to classical antifolates as a result of decreased expression of the enzyme folylpolyglutamate synthetase. An interesting class of water-soluble nonpolyglutamatable
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