Vidarabine
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.
Year introduced: 1979
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Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.759.590.138.900, D13.570.065.950, D13.570.583.138.900
MeSH Unique ID: D014740
Registry Number: FA2DM6879K
Entry Terms:
- 9-beta-Arabinofuranosyladenine
- 9 beta Arabinofuranosyladenine
- beta-Ara A
- beta Ara A
- Adenine Arabinoside
- Arabinoside, Adenine
- alpha-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine
- alpha D Arabinofuranosyladenine
- Ara-A
- Arabinofuranosyladenine
- 9-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine
- 9 beta D Arabinofuranosyladenine
- alpha-Ara A
- alpha Ara A
- Ara A
- Arabinosyladenine
- Vira-A
- ViraA
- Vira A
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