Medical Definition of Toyocamycin
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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.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, antimetabolites, antineoplastic.
Chemical name: 7H-Pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, 4-amino-7-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toyocamycin
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