| Term Name: |
cytarabine |
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Search Ontology:
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| Synonyms: |
- 1-beta-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine
- 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
- 4-amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylpyrimidin-2(1H)-one
- ara-C
- arabinocytosine
- Arabinoside C
- citarabina
- Cytarabine
- cytarabinum
- Cytosine arabinoside
- Cytosine-1-beta-D-arabinofuranoside
- cytosine-beta-D-arabinofuranoside
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| Definition: |
A pyrimidine nucleoside in which cytosine is attached to D-arabinofuranose via a beta-N(1)-glycosidic bond. Used mainly in the treatment of leukaemia, especially acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia, cytarabine is an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent that inhibits the synthesis of DNA. It also has antiviral and immunosuppressant properties.
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| References: |
- Beilstein:89175
- CAS:147-94-4
- DrugBank:DB00987
- Drug_Central:770
- HMDB:HMDB0015122
- KEGG:C02961
- KEGG:D00168
- LINCS:LSM-5470
- PDBeChem:AR3
- PMID:15492802
- Reaxys:89175
- Wikipedia:Cytarabine
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| Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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