Arabinofuranosylcytosine triphosphate is a nucleotide that inhibits the synthesis of DNA by acting as an antimetabolic agent against deoxycytidine (a component of DNA). It is the biologically active form of cytarabine.
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Arabinofuranosylcytosine triphosphate
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- Arabinosides
- Carbohydrate stubs
- Nucleotides
- Pyrimidones
- Triphosphate esters