Sparfosate Sodium

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** The disodium salt form of N-phosphonacetyl-L-aspartate (PALA), a pyrimidine antimetabolite with antineoplastic activity. PALA inhibits pyrimidine biosynthesis and increases the extent to which fluorouracil is incorporated into RNA. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - CI-882 - L-Aspartic Acid, N-(phosphonoacetyl)-, Disodium Salt - N-Phosphonacetyl-L-aspartate Disodium - PALA Disodium - SPARFOSATE SODIUM