"Idoxuridine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An analog of DEOXYURIDINE that inhibits viral DNA synthesis. The drug is used as an antiviral agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D007065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.680.852.300.400 D13.570.230.430.609 D13.570.685.852.300.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Idoxuridine- Idoxuridine
- 5-Iodo-2'-deoxyuridine
- 5 Iodo 2' deoxyuridine
- IUdR
- 5-Iododeoxyuridine
- 5 Iododeoxyuridine
- Iododeoxyuridine
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Kan-Mitchell J, Mitchell MS, Lin TS, Prusoff WH. Comparative analysis of the immunosuppressive properties of two antiviral, iodinated thymidine analogs, 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine and 5-iodo-5'-amino-2',5'-dideoxyuridine. Cancer Res. 1980 Oct; 40(10):3491-4.
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Kan-Mitchell J, Prusoff WH. Studies of the effects of 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine on the formation of adenovirus type 2 virions and the synthesis of virus-induced polypeptides. Biochem Pharmacol. 1979 Jun 15; 28(12):1819-29.