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Alternate Names: Rheumatrex, Amethopterin, Metatrexan, Hdmtx, Ledertrexate
CAS No: 59-05-2
PubChem CID: 126941
Mol Formula: C20H22N8O5
Mol Weight: 454.4 g/mol
IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-[[4-[(2,4-diaminopteridin-6-yl)methyl-methylamino]benzoyl]amino]pentanedioic acid
API Description: Methotrexate is an odorless yellow to orange-brown crystalline powder. (NTP, 1992) It is a chemotherapy drug that interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis. Methotrexate is a member of pteridines, a monocarboxylic acid amide and a dicarboxylic acid. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antirheumatic drug, an EC 1.5.1.3 (dihydrofolate reductase) inhibitor, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, an abortifacient, a dermatologic drug, an antimetabolite and an immunosuppressive agent. It is functionally related to a L-glutamic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a methotrexate(1-).