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Descriptor English: Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Descriptor Spanish: Metanosulfonato de Etilo
Descriptor metanosulfonato de etilo
Entry term(s) etilmetano sulfonato
sulfonato de etilmetano
Scope note: Agente antineoplásico con propiedades alquilantes. Actúa también como mutágeno al dañar el ADN y es utilizado experimentalmente por ese efecto.
Descriptor Portuguese: Metanossulfonato de Etila
Descriptor French: Méthanesulfonate d'éthyle
Entry term(s): Ethyl Mesilate
Ethyl Mesylate
Ethylmesilate
Ethylmesylate
Ethylmethane Sulfonate
Mesilate, Ethyl
Mesylate, Ethyl
Methanesulfonate, Ethyl
Sulfonate, Ethylmethane
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.146.100.050.500.300
D02.886.645.600.055.050.510.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005020
Scope note: An antineoplastic agent with alkylating properties. It also acts as a mutagen by damaging DNA and is used experimentally for that effect.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Mutagens
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Registry Number: 9H154DI0UP
CAS Type 1 Name: Methanesulfonic acid, ethyl ester
Previous Indexing: Alkanes (1966-1973)
Methane (1966-1973)
Methanesulfonates (1974)
Sulfonic Acids (1966-1973)
Public MeSH Note: 80; was see under METHANESULFONATES 1975-79; ETHYLMESYLATE & MESILATE, ETHYL were see ETHYL METHANESULFONATE 1981-93; ETHYL MESILATE was see ETHYL METHANESULFONATE 1980-93
Online Note: use ETHYL METHANESULFONATE to search ETHYLMESYLATE & MESILATE, ETHYL 1981-93 and ETHYL MESILATE 1980-93
History Note: 80(75); was see under METHANESULFONATES 1975-79; ETHYLMESYLATE & MESILATE, ETHYL were see ETHYL METHANESULFONATE 1981-93; ETHYL MESILATE was see ETHYL METHANESULFONATE 1980-93
DeCS ID: 5112
Unique ID: D005020
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Ethyl Methanesulfonate - Preferred
Concept UI M0007896
Scope note An antineoplastic agent with alkylating properties. It also acts as a mutagen by damaging DNA and is used experimentally for that effect.
Preferred term Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Entry term(s) Ethyl Mesilate
Ethyl Mesylate
Ethylmesilate
Ethylmesylate
Ethylmethane Sulfonate
Mesilate, Ethyl
Mesylate, Ethyl
Methanesulfonate, Ethyl
Sulfonate, Ethylmethane



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