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Amsacrine hydrochloride

≥98% (TLC), DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor, powder

Synonym(s):

4-(9-Acridinylamino)-N-(methanesulfonyl)-m-anisidine hydrochloride, m-AMSA

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H19N3O3S · HCl
CAS Number:
54301-15-4
Molecular Weight:
429.92
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
24278248
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD07799963
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Product Name

Amsacrine hydrochloride, ≥98% (TLC), powder

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

red to brown

mp

197-199 °C (lit.)

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL (with heat and sonication), 30% ethanol: 4 mg/mL

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cl.COc1cc(NS(C)(=O)=O)ccc1Nc2c3ccccc3nc4ccccc24

InChI

1S/C21H19N3O3S.ClH/c1-27-20-13-14(24-28(2,25)26)11-12-19(20)23-21-15-7-3-5-9-17(15)22-18-10-6-4-8-16(18)21;/h3-13,24H,1-2H3,(H,22,23);1H

InChI key

WDISRLXRMMTXEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TOP2A(7153), TOP2B(7155)

Application

Amsacrine hydrochloride has been used:
  • as a topoisomerase poison in bacteriophage T4 topoisomerase assay
  • as a topoisomerase inhibitor in Drosophila cell line, Kc167
  • as an antileukemia drug to test its effect on p53 transcriptional activity in tumor xenografts
  • as a topoisomerase II poison in dose-response assays in C elegans

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amsacrine (m-AMSA) is a derivative of acridine and an antileukemia drug. It is an anticancer drug with antineoplastic activity that targets topoisomerase II. AMSA is an apoptosis inducer and favors the accumulation of double-stranded breaks (DSBs). It also inhibits the expression of matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 expression in leukemia cells by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). AMSA serves as an adjuvant in trabeculectomy surgery.
Amsacrine hydrochloride is a DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor.

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 2 - Muta. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

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