出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2009/11/17 01:09 UTC 版)
carmustine (uncountable)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/25 07:06 UTC 版)
Carmustine or BCNU (bis-chloroethylnitrosourea) is a mustard gas-related β-chloro-nitrosourea compound used as an alkylating agent in chemotherapy. As a dialkylating agent, BCNU is able to form interstrand crosslinks in DNA which prevents DNA replication and DNA transcription.