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Descriptor English:   Vidarabine 
Descriptor Spanish:   Vidarabina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vidarabina 
Synonyms English:   Adenine Arabinoside
Ara-A
Arabinofuranosyladenine
Arabinosyladenine  
Tree Number:   D03.438.759.590.138.900
D13.570.065.950
D13.570.583.138.900
Definition English:   A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus. 
Indexing Annotation English:   an antiviral & antimetabolite
Pharmacological Action:   Antimetabolites
Antiviral Agents
 
History Note English:   79; was ARABINOFURANOSYLADENINE 1977-78, was ARABINOFURANOSYLADENINE see under PURINE NUCLEOSIDES 1975-76 
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economics genetics
history immunology
isolation & purification metabolism
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poisoning radiation effects
supply & distribution secretion
standards toxicity
therapeutic use urine
Record Number:   15144 
Unique Identifier:   D014740 

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