Azoxymethane
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Names | |
---|---|
IUPAC name
Methyl-methylimino-oxidoazanium
| |
Other names
Dimethyldiazene-1-oxide
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
|
|
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.149.573 |
EC Number |
|
PubChem CID
|
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
|
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C2H6N2O | |
Molar mass | 74.083 g·mol−1 |
Density | 0.991 g/mL |
Boiling point | 97 to 99 °C (207 to 210 °F; 370 to 372 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Azoxymethane (AOM) is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic chemical compound used in biological research. It is the oxide of azomethane and is particularly effective for the induction of a colon carcinoma.[2][3]
References
- ^ Azoxymethane at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ Chen, Jiezhong; Huang, Xu-Feng (2009). "The signal pathways in azoxymethane-induced colon cancer and preventive implications". Cancer Biology & Therapy. 8 (14): 1313–1317. doi:10.4161/cbt.8.14.8983. PMID 19502780.
- ^ CID 33184 from PubChem
Categories:
- PubChem ID (CID) same as Wikidata
- Articles without EBI source
- Articles without KEGG source
- Articles with changed CASNo identifier
- ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata
- Articles containing unverified chemical infoboxes
- Chembox image size set
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Amine oxides
- Carcinogens