MUSTARD COMPOUNDS
\mˈʌstəd kˈɒmpa͡ʊndz], \mˈʌstəd kˈɒmpaʊndz], \m_ˈʌ_s_t_ə_d k_ˈɒ_m_p_aʊ_n_d_z]\
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Strong alkylating and immunosuppressive agents whose biological activity is based on the presence of bis (2-chloroethyl)- groups. Although otherwise structurally diverse, the compounds have in common the capacity to contribute alkyl groups to DNA. They are generally highly toxic but include among their number many widely used and effective antineoplastic agents.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).