Structured Summary
Abstract
An antineoplastic agent that inhibits DNA synthesis through the inhibition of ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CH4N2O2
- Molecular Weight
- 76.055 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 127-07-1
- IUPAC Name
- hydroxyurea
- InChIKey
- VSNHCAURESNICA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(=O)(N)NO
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006918
- Source
- PubChem CID 3657
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
MeSH Record
Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Hydroxycarbamid
- Hydrea
- Oncocarbide
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
68(67)
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Previous Indexing
- Antineoplastic Agents (1966)
- Urea (1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hydroxyurea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006918
- Hydroxyurea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxycarbamide
- Hydroxyurea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212272
- Hydroxyurea. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3657. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3657