N-Nitroso-N-methylureaN-Nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU) is a highly reliable carcinogen, mutagen, and teratogen. NMU is an alkylating agent, and exhibits its toxicity by transferring its methyl group to nucleobases in nucleic acids, which can lead to AT:GC transition mutations. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article N-Nitroso-N-methylurea, revision 1380237531.

Property

Value

Formula

C2H5N3O2, 103.08 g/mol

log P, measured

-0.302

pKa

12.365

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