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dideoxyadenosine
A synthetic nucleoside analogue of deoxyadenosine and a prodrug of didanosine in which the 3' hydroxyl group on the ribose moiety is replaced by a hydrogen atom. Dideoxyadenosine competitively inhibits adenylyl cyclase, thereby reducing levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). By inhibiting cAMP-mediated gene activation in tumor cells, this agent may retard tumor cell proliferation. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
| Abbreviation: | | ddA | | | | Chemical structure names: | | - 2',3'-Dideoxyadenosine
- 6-Amino-9-(2''3'-dideoxy-beta-D-glycero-pentofuranosyl)purine
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