Description
Carmustine is a cell-cycle phase nonspecific alkylating antineoplastic agentA DNA alkylating and cross-linking agent used in the treatment of brain tumors and various other malignant neoplasmsGeneral description:Carmustine is a mustard gas related β-chloro-nitrosourea compound, which is used in chemotherapy. It inhibits DNA replication and DNA transcription.Application:Carmustine has been used to select transduced cells expressing MGMTP140K, a foamy virus vector. It has also been used in fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) assay, to test the response of cell lines to carmustine