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Dideoxynucleosides  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Nucleosides that have two hydroxy groups removed from the sugar moiety. The majority of these compounds have broad-spectrum antiretroviral activity due to their action as antimetabolites. The nucleosides are phosphorylated intracellularly to their 5'-triphosphates and act as chain-terminating inhibitors of viral reverse transcription.

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Entry terms

  • ddNus

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZLHNZQS7-1

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