1) Amethopterin 2) Fluorouracil 3) Mercaptopurine 4) Methotrexate 5) Purinethol
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1) Antineoplastic 2) Antineoplastic drug 3) Cancer drug
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An antimetabolite is a chemical that inhibits the use of a metabolite, which is another chemical that is part of normal metabolism. Such substances are often similar in structure to the metabolite that they interfere with, such as the antifolates that interfere with the use of folic acid. The presence of antimetabolites can have toxic effects on c...
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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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A drug that is very similar to natural chemicals in a normal biochemical reaction in cells but different enough to interfere with the normal division and functions of cells.
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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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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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<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 19...
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(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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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-me-tab′ō-līt Definitions: 1. A substance that competes with, replaces, or antagonizes a particular metabolite; ethionine is an antimetabolite of methionine.
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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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n] - an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
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noun an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
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any substance that interferes with growth of an organism by competing with or substituting for an essential nutrient in an enzymatic process.
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