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azoxymethane
Sign in to saveAzoxymethane (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.
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It is catalogued under topics including Azoxy compounds, Carcinogens and Chembox image size set.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H6N2O
- Molecular weight
- 74.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl-methylimino-oxidoazanium
- SMILES
- CN=[N+](C)[O-]
- InChIKey
- DGAKHGXRMXWHBX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.2
- Polar surface area
- 41.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
4,015 papers- Murine models of colorectal cancer: the azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) model of colitis-associated cancer.PeerJ · 2023
- Azoxymethane/Dextran Sodium Sulfate (AOM/DSS) Model of Colorectal Cancer.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
- Azoxymethane-induced rat aberrant crypt foci: relevance in studying chemoprevention of colon cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2008
- The Azoxymethane/Il10 (-/-) Model of Colitis-Associated Cancer (CAC).Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2019
- The signal pathways in azoxymethane-induced colon cancer and preventive implications.Cancer biology & therapy · 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 74.048012812
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- chemical formula
- C₂H₆N₂O
- canonical SMILES
- C/N=[N+](/C)[O-]
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- Commons category
- Azoxymethane
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
==References==
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