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Vidarabine
Adenine Arabinoside | Ara-A | Arabinofuranosyladenine | Arabinosyladenine | 9-beta-Arabinofuranosyladenine | 9-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine | Ara A | Vira-A | alpha-Ara A | alpha-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine | beta-Ara A | A, Ara | A, alpha-Ara | Vira A
A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus. |
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