[4-Amino-5-cyano-7-(D-ribofuranosyl)-7H- pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine. Antibiotic antimetabolite isolated from Streptomyces toyocaensis cultures. It is an analog of adenosine, blocks RNA synthesis and ribosome function, and is used mainly as a tool in biochemistry. ( MSH )]
UMLS (CSP) C0040562 - Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide
- Pharmacologic Substance