Hexamethylene Bisacetamide

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A hybrid polar-planar compound with potential antineoplastic activity that induces terminal differentiation, inhibits cell growth, and causes apoptosis in several tumor cell lines. Its precise mechanism of action is unknown. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Acetamide, N,N'-1, 6-hexanediylbis- - Acetamide, N,N'-hexamethylenebis- - HEXAMETHYLENE BISACETAMIDE - HMBA - HMBA - Hexamethylene bisacetamide - Hexamethylenebisacetamide - Hexamethylenediacetamide - N, N'-Diacetylhexamethylenediamine - N,N'-1,6-Hexanediylbisacetamide - N,N'-Hexamethylenebisacetamide