different between aziridine vs mitomycin

English

Etymology

aza- +? iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??z???di?n/

Noun

aziridine (plural aziridines)

1. (organic chemistry) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
2. (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

Synonyms

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

Related terms

• azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle
• azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Translations

Anagrams

• diazirine

Italian

Noun

aziridine f

1. plural of aziridina

Anagrams

• indiziare
• indizierà

English

Etymology

From mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) +? -mycin (“antibiotic”).

Noun

mitomycin (plural mitomycins)

1. (pharmacology) Any of a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae, one of which is used as a chemotherapeutic agent.