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Descriptor English: Methyl Methanesulfonate
Descriptor Spanish: Metilmetanosulfonato
Descriptor metil metanosulfonato
Entry term(s) metilmetano sulfonato
Scope note: Agente alquilante en el tratamiento contra el cáncer que puede actuar también como mutágeno interfiriendo y causando daño en el ADN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Metanossulfonato de Metila
Descriptor French: Méthanesulfonate de méthyle
Entry term(s): Dimethylsulfonate
Mesilate, Methyl
Mesylate, Methyl
Methanesulfonate, Methyl
Methyl Mesilate
Methyl Mesylate
Methyl Methylenesulfonate
Methylmesilate
Methylmethane Sulfonate
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.146.100.050.500.500
D02.886.645.600.055.050.510.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008741
Scope note: An alkylating agent in cancer therapy that may also act as a mutagen by interfering with and causing damage to DNA.
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: AT5C31J09G
CAS Type 1 Name: Methanesulfonic acid, methyl 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; MESILATE, METHYL & METHYLMESYLATE were see METHYL METHANESULFONATE 1981-93; METHYL MESILATE was see METHYL METHANESULFONATE 1980-93
Online Note: use METHYL METHANESULFONATE to search MESILATE, METHYL & METHYLMESYLATE 1981-93 and METHYL MESILATE 1980-93
History Note: 80(75); was see under METHANESULFONATES 1975-79; MESILATE, METHYL & METHYLMESYLATE were see METHYL METHANESULFONATE 1981-93; METHYL MESILATE was see METHYL METHANESULFONATE 1980-93
DeCS ID: 8924
Unique ID: D008741
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
Methyl Methanesulfonate - Preferred
Concept UI M0013613
Scope note An alkylating agent in cancer therapy that may also act as a mutagen by interfering with and causing damage to DNA.
Preferred term Methyl Methanesulfonate
Entry term(s) Mesilate, Methyl
Mesylate, Methyl
Methanesulfonate, Methyl
Methyl Mesilate
Methyl Mesylate
Methyl Methylenesulfonate
Methylmesilate
Methylmethane Sulfonate
Dimethylsulfonate - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0013614
Preferred term Dimethylsulfonate



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