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β-D -Ribofuranose
β-D -Arabinofuranose
Arabinosyl nucleosides are derivatives of the
nucleosides . They contain
β-D -arabinofuranose , in contrast to most nucleosides which contain
β-D -ribofuranose .
[1] They are used as
cytostatics or
virostatics .
[2]
Examples
References
^ Cohen, Seymour S. (1966). Introduction to the Biochemistry of D-Arabinosyl Nucleosides . Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology. Vol. 5. pp. 1–88.
doi :
10.1016/S0079-6603(08)60231-7 .
ISBN
978-0-12-540005-3 .
PMID
5337697 .
^ Müller, W. E. (1977). "Rational design of arabinosyl nucleosides as antitumor and antiviral agents". The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics . 30 Suppl: 104–120.
PMID
612702 .