General Description
Fine white crystalline powder with a slightly bitter taste. Little or no odor.
Reactivity Profile
Polymerization can occur at temperatures > 120° F. CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE MONOHYDRATE reacts with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids and strong bases. Benzyl alcohol increases rate of hydrolysis.
Air & Water Reactions
Water soluble. Sensitive to moisture and light. Aqueous solutions may be kept for a few hours above room temperature, but hydrolysis occurs at temperatures above 86°F. CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE MONOHYDRATE(6055-19-2) undergoes both specific acid and specific base catalysis at extreme pHs. Spontaneous hydrolysis in aqueous solutions.
Fire Hazard
This chemical is probably combustible.
Chemical Properties
White to Off-White Solid
Uses
alkylating agent in cancer therapy
Uses
An immunosuppressive, cytotoxic apoptosis inducer.
Uses
antineoplastic, alkylating agent
Uses
It is a cytotoxic nitrogen mustard derivative widely used in cancer chemotherapy. It cross-links DNA, causes strand breakage, and induces mutations. Its clinical activity is associated with a decrease in aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) activity. This substance is listed as a known human carcinogen.
Definition
ChEBI: The monohydrate of cyclophosphamide.
Brand name
Cytoxan (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Neosar (Sicor).
Biochem/physiol Actions
Cyclophosphamide is a cytotoxic nitrogen mustard derivative widely used in cancer chemotherapy. It cross-links DNA, causes strand breakage, and induces mutations. Its clinical activity is associated with a decrease in aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) activity.