Look up: antimetabolite

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   antimetabolite
   [n] - an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
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   Antimetabolite
   An antimetabolite is a structural analog of an intermediate (substrate or coenzyme) in a physiologically occurring metabolic pathway that acts by replacing the natural substrate thus blocking or diverting the biosynthesis of physiologically important substances.
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   Antimetabolite
   Antimetabolite: A drug that is similar enough to a natural chemical to participate in a normal biochemical reaction in cells but different enough to interfere with the normal division and functions of cells. So named because the drug inhibits a normal metabolic process. Examples of antimetabolites include 6-mercaptopurine (6MP), methotrexate, and h ...
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   antimetabolite
   <pharmacology> A group of anti-cancer drugs which prevent cells growing and dividing by blocking the chemical reactions required in the dividing by blocking the chemical reactions required in the cell to produce DNA. ... Drugs of this type include 6 mercaptopurine, azathioprine, thioguanine, methotrexate. ... See: chemotherapy. ... (13 Oct 1997) ...
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   antimetabolite
   noun an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
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   Antimetabolite
   An `antimetabolite` is a chemical with a similar structure to a substance (a metabolite) required for normal biochemical reactions, yet different enough to interfere with the normal functions of cells, including cell division.
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   antimetabolite
   (an″te-) (an″ti-mә-tab´o-līt) a substance bearing a close structural resemblance to one required for normal physiological functioning, and exerting its effect by interfering with the body's use of the essential metabolite. a class of antineoplastic agents consisting ...
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   antimetabolite
   a substance that competes with, replaces, or inhibits a specific metabolite of a cell and thereby interferes with the cell`s normal metabolic ... [3 related articles]
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   antimetabolite
   A substance that competes with, replaces, or antagonizes a particular metabolite; e.g., ethionine is an antimetabolite of methionine.
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    antimetabolite
    antimetabolite: see metabolite.
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