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β-D-Ribofuranose

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β-D-Arabinofuranose

Arabinosyl nucleosides are derivatives of the nucleosides. They contain – in contrast to most nucleosides – instead of the β-D-Ribofuranose the β-D-Arabinofuranose. They are mostly used as cytostatics or virostatics.

Examples

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  Cytarabine

• Vidarabine.svg

  Vidarabine

• Nelarabine structure.svg

  Nelarabine

• Fludarabine.svg

  Fludarabine

• Clofarabine.svg

  Clofarabine

• Sorivudine.svg

  Sorivudine

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  Clevudine

Literature

• W. E. Müller: "Rational design of arabinosyl nucleosides as antitumor and antiviral agents", Jpn J Antibiot. 1977 Dec;30 Suppl:104–120; PMID 612702.