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methyl methanesulfonate
<chemical> Methanesulfonic acid, methyl ester. An alkylating agent in cancer therapy that may also act as a mutagen by interfering with and causing damage to DNA.

Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating, mutagens.

Chemical name: Methanesulfonic acid, methyl ester