Azauridine
"Azauridine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A triazine nucleoside used as an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It interferes with pyrimidine biosynthesis thereby preventing formation of cellular nucleic acids. As the triacetate, it is also effective as an antipsoriatic.
| Descriptor ID |
D001380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.145.451 D03.383.742.680.852.176 D13.570.685.852.176 D13.570.800.892.176
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| Concept/Terms |
Azauridine- Azauridine
- 2-beta-D-Ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazine-3,5(2H,4H)-dione
- 6-Azauridine
- 6 Azauridine
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