Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride

CHEMBL1201001 Phase 4 Approuvé Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
192.5 g/mol
LogP
Phase
4

A hydrochloride salt form of mechlorethamine, a nitrogen mustard chemotherapy drug used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma, certain other lymphomas, and mycosis fungoides by damaging the DNA of rapidly dividing cancer cells.

Masse moléculaire

192,5000 g/mol

TPSA

3,20 Ų

Aires thérapeutiques

Mécanisme d'action

Forms covalent bonds with DNA bases, creating cross-links and strand breaks that prevent DNA replication and transcription. This triggers apoptosis in rapidly dividing cells, particularly cancer cells.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Mécanisme

Forms covalent bonds with DNA bases, creating cross-links and strand breaks that prevent DNA replication and transcription. This triggers apoptosis in rapidly dividing cells, particularly cancer cells.

Structure 2D

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SMILES

CN(CCCl)CCCl.Cl

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H11Cl2N.ClH/c1-8(4-2-6)5-3-7;/h2-5H2,1H3;1H

Molecular Formula

C5H12Cl3N

HBD / HBA

1 / 1

Liaisons Rotatives

4

Atomes Lourds

9

No targets recorded

Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.

No interactions recorded

Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.

No side effects recorded

Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.

Foire aux questions

A hydrochloride salt form of mechlorethamine, a nitrogen mustard chemotherapy drug used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma, certain other lymphomas, and mycosis fungoides by damaging the DNA of rapidly dividing cancer cells.

Forms covalent bonds with DNA bases, creating cross-links and strand breaks that prevent DNA replication and transcription. This triggers apoptosis in rapidly dividing cells, particularly cancer cells.

Yes, Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1201001. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 5935. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.