alkylating agent in a sentence

Examples

1. "' 2-Iodoacetamide "'is an alkylating agent used for peptide mapping purposes.
2. Its toxicity correlates to its ability as an alkylating agent, which will modify cysteine residues in proteins.
3. Inside cells, amifostine detoxifies reactive metabolites of platinum and alkylating agents, as well as scavenges free radicals.
4. Diethyl sulfate is used as an alkylating agent to prepare ethyl derivatives of phenols, amines, and thiols.
5. Allyl bromide is an alkylating agent used in synthesis of polymers, pharmaceuticals, allyls and other organic compounds.
6. Methylation of the MGMT promoter in gliomas is a useful predictor of the responsiveness of tumors to alkylating agents.
7. As an alkylating agent, it is useful in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and pesticides, such as mustard oil.
8. Cyclophosphamide and the related nitrogen mustard derived alkylating agent ifosfamide were developed by Norbert Brock and ASTA ( now FDA.
9. It acts as an alkylating agent causing intra-strand and inter-strand cross-links between DNA bases.
10. Secondary alkylating agents also react, but tertiary ones are usually too prone to side reactions to be of practical use.