- Concept UI
- M0024535
- Related Numbers
- 69655-05-6
- Scope Note
- A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. Didanosine is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA by binding to reverse transcriptase; ddI is then metabolized to dideoxyadenosine triphosphate, its putative active metabolite.
- Terms
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Didanosine
Preferred Term
Term UI
T047687
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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2',3'-Dideoxyinosine
Term UI
T047683
Date07/03/1989
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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ddI (Antiviral)
Term UI
T047684
Date06/20/1989
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1990)
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Dideoxyinosine
Term UI
T047685
Date01/31/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID