Mitomycin Facts Sheet

 Mitomycin is one of the older chemotherapy drugs, which has been around and in use for decades. It is an active medicine against many cancers. Mitomycin is a purple color powder, or liquid, and is given by intravenous route only. (http://www.tirgan.com/mitomycin.htm)

Mitomycin is chemotherapy that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer (http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/mitomycin.htm)

COMMON TRADE NAME(S): Mutamycin®  (http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/DrugDatabase/DrugIndexALPro/Mitomycin.htm)

 

The Mitomycin formula

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Mitomycin biosynthesis (from http://www.cbs.umn.edu/asirc/biosynthetic_pathways/)


 

 

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Mitomycin is an Inhibitor of DNA synthesis and nuclear division. Antibacterial to gram positive, gram negative, and acid-fast bacilli.
 
Molecular Formula: C15H18N4O5
Molecular Weight: 334.3
CAS Number: 50-07-7
MDL Number: MFCD00078109
Quality/Application: cell culture, tested
EC Number: 2000086
Merck Index: Merck 13, 6236
Storage Temp: 2-8°C
 
 
 
 


 

 

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