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MeSH Heading: Amsacrine
Tree Number(s): D03.633.300.046.250.225
Unique ID: D000677
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000677
Scope Note: An aminoacridine derivative that intercalates into DNA and is used as an antineoplastic agent.
Entry Term(s): AMSA; AMSA P-D; Amsacrina; Amsidine; Amsidyl; Cain's Acridine; NSC-141549; NSC-156303; NSC-249992; SN-11841; SN11841; m-AMSA; meta-AMSA
Pharm Action: Antineoplastic Agents
Intercalating Agents
Related Numbers: 51264-14-3
CAS Type 1 Name: Methanesulfonamide, N-(4-(9-acridinylamino)-3-methoxyphenyl)-
Previous Indexing: Acridines (1966-1979); Aminoacridines (1980-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/03
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

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economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

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poisoning (PO)

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standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001039
Related Numbers: 51264-14-3
Scope Note: An aminoacridine derivative that intercalates into DNA and is used as an antineoplastic agent.
Terms: Amsacrine Preferred Term
Term UI T002049
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; m-AMSA
Term UI T002051
Date06/03/1986
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); meta-AMSA
Term UI T002052
Date06/03/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cain's Acridine
Term UI T002056
Date06/03/1986
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); AMSA
Term UI T002048
Date06/03/1986
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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