Antimetabolite

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Contents 1 See for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

See for

radiomimetic agent

Broader Terms

drug /agent

Narrower Terms

antimitotic, aphidicolin, folate antagonist, gemcitabine, N methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine, N phosphonoacetyl L aspartate, nucleobase analog, nucleoside analog

Related Terms

deoxyuridine, nucleic acid inhibitor

Scope Note

drug that is chemically similar to a naturally occurring metabolite, but differs enough to interfere with normal metabolic pathways.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• org/cgi/content/full/11/5/974 Cached - Similarpages Azathioprine Pdr - Azasan Tablets(salix)Azasan An Immunosuppressive Antimetabolite Is Available In Tablet Form For Oral .
• A widely used example of an antimetabolite is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; Figure 13.
• htm Cached - Similarpages Azathioprine Sodium Pdr - Imuran Injection(prometheus)Imuran (azathioprine) An Immunosuppressive Antimetabolite Is Available In .
• A method according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic amino acid antimetabolite is selected from the group consisting of fluorophenylalanine and .
• An antimetabolite is similar in structure to a metabolite, or enzymatic substrate, which is normally recognized and acted upon by an enzyme to form a substance required by the cell.

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