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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR3231)
Name
Busulfan
Synonyms
Busulfano; Busulfanum; Busulfex; Busulphan; Busulphane; Butanedioldimethanesulfonate; Buzulfan; Citosulfan; Glyzophrol; Leucosulfan; Mablin; Methanesulfonic; Mielevcin; Mielosan; Mielucin; Milecitan; Mileran; Misulban; Mitosan; Mitostan; Myeleukon; Myeloleukon; Myelosan; Myelosanum; Mylecytan; Myleran; Mylerlan; Sulfabutin; Sulphabutin; Busulfan GlaxoSmithKline Brand; Busulfan Orphan Brand; Busulfan Wellcome; Busulfan Wellcome Brand; Glaxo Wellcome Brand of Busulfan; GlaxoSmithKline Brand of Busulfan; Myleran tablets; Orphan Brand of Busulfan; Tetramethylene bis[methanesulfonate]; Tetramethylene dimethane sulfonate; Tetramethylenester kyseliny methansulfonove; Tetramethylenester kyseliny methansulfonove[Czech]; Wellcome Brand of Busulfan; AN 33501; CB 2041; GT 2041; GT 41; X 149; Acid, tetramethylene ester; Alkylating agent: crosslinks guanine residues; Busulfan [INN:JAN]; Busulfano [INN-Spanish]; Busulfanum [INN-Latin]; MYLERAN (TN); Methanesulfonic acid, tetram ethylene ester; Methanesulfonic acid, tetramethylene ester; Myleran (TN); Sulfabutin (VAN); Tetramethylene bis(methanesulfonate); Tetramethylene {bis[methanesulfonate]}; Wellcome, Busulfan; C.B. 2041; G.T. 41; Myleran, Busulfex, Busulfan; Busulfan (JP15/USP/INN); Butane-1,4-diyl dimethanesulfonate; BUSULFAN (1,4-BUTANEDIOL, DIMETHANESULFONATE); N-Butane-1,3-di(methylsulfonate); 1,4-BUTANEDIOL DIMETHANESULFONATE; 1,4-Bis(methanesulfonoxy)butane; 1,4-Bis(methanesulfonyloxy)butane; 1,4-Bis[methanesulfonoxy]butane; 1,4-Butanedi yl dimethanesulfonate; 1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulphonate; 1,4-Butanediol dimethylsulfonate; 1,4-Butanediol, dimethanesulfonate; 1,4-Butanediol, dimethanesulphonate; 1,4-Butanediyl dimethanesulfonate; 1,4-Di(methylsulfonoxy)butane; 1,4-Dimesyloxybutane; 1,4-Dimethane sulfonyl oxybutane; 1,4-Dimethanesulfonoxybutane; 1,4-Dimethanesulfonoxylbutane; 1,4-Dimethanesulfonyloxybutane; 1,4-Dimethanesulphonyloxybutane; 1,4-Dimethylsulfonoxybutane; 1,4-Dimethylsulfonyloxybutane; 1,{4-Bis[methanesulfonoxy]butane}; 4-((Methylsulfonyl)oxy)butyl methanesulfonate; 4-methylsulfonyloxybutyl methanesulfonate
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Myelofibrosis [ICD-11: 2A22] Approved [1]
Structure
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Formula
C6H14O6S2
PubChem CID
2478
Canonical SMILES
CS(=O)(=O)OCCCCOS(=O)(=O)C
InChI
1S/C6H14O6S2/c1-13(7,8)11-5-3-4-6-12-14(2,9)10/h3-6H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
COVZYZSDYWQREU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 55-98-1
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:28901
TTD Drug ID
D07SUG
DrugBank ID
DB01008
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Enhance the Efficacy of This Drug
          Cladribine      Homo sapiens     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
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                    In-vitro Model J45.01 CVCL_2530 T acute lymphoblastic leukemia Homo sapiens
U-937 CVCL_0007 Adult acute monocytic leukemia Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The Clad+Gem+Bu+SAHA combination provides synergistic cytotoxicity in lymphoma cell lines.
          Curcumin      Hellenia speciosa     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Augmenting Drug Sensitivity     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [3]
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                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression CASP3  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage PARP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model KG-1a CVCL_1824 Adult acute myeloid leukemia Homo sapiens
HL-60 CVCL_0002 Adult acute myeloid leukemia Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Curcumin could increase the sensitivity of leukemia stem-like KG1a cells to busulfan by downregulating the expression of survivin.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Human Deoxyribonucleic acid (hDNA)  Molecule Info  [4]
References
Reference 1 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 7136).
Reference 2 Cladribine, gemcitabine, busulfan, and SAHA combination as a potential pretransplant conditioning regimen for lymphomas: A preclinical study. Exp Hematol. 2016 Jun;44(6):458-65.
Reference 3 Curcumin Enhanced Busulfan-Induced Apoptosis through Downregulating the Expression of Survivin in Leukemia Stem-Like KG1a Cells. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:630397.
Reference 4 DNA intrastrand cross-link at the 5'-GA-3' sequence formed by busulfan and its role in the cytotoxic effect. Cancer Sci. 2004 May;95(5):454-8.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China