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.
Synonyms: Vidaza, 0, Azacytidine, M801H13NRU, Azacitidine, 5 Azacytidine, NSC-102816, NSC 102816, 1,3,5-Triazin-2(1H)-one, 4-amino-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-, NSC102816, 5-Azacytidine
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96; was AZACYTIDINE 1972-95 (Prov 1972-73) ,96; was AZACYTIDINE 1974-95
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D001374