Structures of 5-bromodeoxyuridine and 5-bromouridine.
1966
J Iball, and
C H Morgan, and
H R Wilson
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D001973
Bromodeoxyuridine
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.
The branch of science that deals with the geometric description of crystals and their internal arrangement. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Crystallographies
D014529
Uridine
A ribonucleoside in which RIBOSE is linked to URACIL.