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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleosides > Deoxyribonucleosides > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleosides > Deoxyribonucleosides > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleosides > Ribonucleosides > Uridine > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleosides > Ribonucleosides > Uridine > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyrimidines > Pyrimidine Nucleosides > Uridine > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleosides > Pyrimidine Nucleosides > Uridine > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleosides > Pyrimidine Nucleosides > Uridine > Deoxyuridine > Bromodeoxyuridine

Preferred term

Bromodeoxyuridine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A nucleoside that substitutes for thymidine in DNA and thus acts as an antimetabolite. It causes breaks in chromosomes and has been proposed as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent. It has been given orphan drug status for use in the treatment of primary brain tumors.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 59-14-3 (Bromodeoxyuridine)
  • 5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
  • 5-Bromodeoxyuridine
  • BrdU
  • Bromouracil Deoxyriboside
  • Broxuridine
  • BUdR
  • G34N38R2N1
  • Uridine, 5-bromo-2'-deoxy-

Allowable Qualifier(s)

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Broxuridine

    French

  • 5-Bromo-2'-désoxyuridine
  • 59-14-3 (Bromodeoxyuridine)
  • BrdU
  • Bromodésoxyuridine
  • G34N38R2N1
  • Uridine, 5-bromo-2'-deoxy-

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JSSRTQMN-X

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