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Methotrexate vs Aminopterin - What's the difference?

methotrexate | aminopterin |

As nouns the difference between methotrexate and aminopterin

is that methotrexate is (medicine) an antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases while aminopterin is a 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.

methotrexate

English

Noun

(wikipedia methotrexate) (-)
  • (medicine) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

    • Synonyms

    * amethopterin (less common)

    aminopterin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.

    • External links

    * ("aminopterin" on Wikipedia)