pteroylaspartic

pteroylaspartic

English

Etymology

From pteroyl +‎ aspartic.

Noun

pteroylaspartic (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Designating an antimetabolite acid used in treating cancers.
   • 2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 33:

     On September 6, 1947, Farber began to inject Sandler with pteroylaspartic acid or PAA, the first of Lederle's antifolates.