vidarabine
A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus with antineoplastic activity. Vidarabine inhibits DNA polymerase, resulting in the inhibition of DNA replication in tumor cells.
| Synonym: | adenine arabinoside araadenosine Arabinosyladenine Beta Ara-A Spongoadenosine |
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| US brand name: | Vira-A |
| Foreign brand name: | Arasena-A |
| Abbreviation: | ARA-A |
| Code name: | CI-673 |
| Chemical structure: | 9-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-9H-purine-6-amine Monohydrate 9-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine Monohydrate |
| IND number: | 18288 8593 |
| NSC code: | 404241 |