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Tubercidin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tubercidin
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.100.759.590.910
D13.570.583.910
D13.570.800.850
Unique ID
D014372
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014372
Annotation
an antineoplastic antimetabolite
Scope Note
An antibiotic purine ribonucleoside that readily substitutes for adenosine in the biological system, but its incorporation into DNA and RNA has an inhibitory effect on the metabolism of these nucleic acids.
Entry Term(s)
4-Amino-7 beta-D-ribofuranosyl-7H-pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine
7-Deazaadenosine
Deazaadenosine
Pharm Action
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Registry Numbers
M351LCX45Y
Related Numbers
69-33-0
CAS Type 1 Name
7H-Pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidin-4-amine, 7-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-
Previous Indexing
Pyrimidines (1973-1974)
Pyrroles (1973-1974)
Ribonucleosides (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, AMINOGLYCOSIDE 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2016/06/01
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