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Melphalan hydrochloride acts as a bifunctional alkylating agent, binding covalently to guanine in DNA and cross-linking the two DNA strands, thereby preventing cell replication.
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- Melphalan 50 mg Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection/InfusionAspen · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 8Document updated
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