"Azacitidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A pyrimidine analogue that inhibits DNA methyltransferase, impairing DNA methylation. It is also an antimetabolite of cytidine, incorporated primarily into RNA. Azacytidine has been used as an antineoplastic agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D001374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.145.150 D03.383.742.680.245.217 D13.570.685.245.217 D13.570.800.286.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Azacitidine- Azacitidine
- 5-Azacytidine
- 5 Azacytidine
- Azacytidine
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