Pharmacologic Substance
tubercidin
Subclass of:
Purine Nucleosides; Ribonucleosides
Definitions related to tubercidin:
  • An antibiotic and adenosine analog isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces tubercidicus with potential antineoplastic activity. Tubercidin is incorporated into DNA and inhibits polymerases, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and RNA and protein synthesis. This agent also exhibits antifungal and antiviral activities. (NCI04)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An antibiotic purine ribonucleoside that readily substitutes for adenosine in the biological system, but its incorporation into DNA and RNA has an inhibitory effect on the metabolism of these nucleic acids.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Antibiotic purine ribonucleoside that readily substitutes for adenosine in the biological system, but its incorporation into DNA and RNA has an inhibitory effect on the metabolism of these nucleic acids; an antineoplastic antimetabolite.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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