Summary
Cytostatic active methylhydrazine derivatives split off formaldehyde after mild dehydrogenation with potassium hexacyanoferrate (III). It is suggested that the primary formedazomethines andN-hydroxymethylderivatives participate in cytostatic efficacy by their alkylating ability (aminomethylation). Formaldehyde alone and its condensation products with hydrogen peroxide especially bis-hydroxymethylperoxide may exert cytostatic effects too.
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Weitzel, G., Schneider, F. & Fretzdorff, AM. Cytostatischer Wirkungsmechanismus der Methylhydrazine. Experientia 20, 38–39 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02146031
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