"Zalcitabine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. The compound is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication at low concentrations, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA by binding to reverse transcriptase. Its principal toxic side effect is axonal degeneration resulting in peripheral neuropathy.
| Descriptor ID |
D016047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.680.245.500.950 D13.570.230.329.950 D13.570.230.500.925 D13.570.685.245.500.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Zalcitabine- Zalcitabine
- Dideoxycytidine
- 2',3'-Dideoxycytidine
- 2',3' Dideoxycytidine
- ddC (Antiviral)
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