| Literature DB >> 1449528 |
D S Shewach1, S H Krawczyk, O L Acevedo, L B Townsend.
Abstract
We have synthesized several 8-azapurine nucleosides as inhibitors of adenosine deaminase. The presence of a nitrogen on the imidazole ring decreased the Ki value for nebularine by 100-fold but did not lower the Ki value for coformycin. Evaluation of these compounds in a MOLT-4 growth assay revealed that 2-azacoformycin was as effective as 2'-deoxycoformycin in potentiating growth inhibition by 2'-deoxyadenosine. The azapurine nucleosides merit further study as antitumor agents.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1449528 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(92)90061-m
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN: 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858