Biologically Active Substance
deoxyuridine
Subclass of:
Deoxyribonucleosides; Uridine
Definitions related to deoxyuridine:
  • 2'-Deoxyuridine. An antimetabolite that is converted to deoxyuridine triphosphate during DNA synthesis. Laboratory suppression of deoxyuridine is used to diagnose megaloblastic anemias due to vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • 2'-deoxyuridine; an antimetabolite that is converted to deoxyuridine triphosphate during DNA synthesis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A nucleoside consisting of uracil and deoxyribose, which can act as an intermediate in thymidine synthesis. Deoxyuridine (dU) is used to indirectly determine if there are sufficient levels of folate and cobalamin in cell or tissue samples.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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