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Preferred Name

Lamivudine/Zidovudine

Synonyms

Lamivudine/Zidovudine

Combivir

Definitions

A combination of two synthetic nucleoside analogues with synergistic antiviral properties. Lamivudine is phosphorylated intracellularly to its active 5'-triphosphate metabolite, lamivudine triphosphate (L-TP); zidovudine is phosphorylated to its active 5'-triphosphate metabolite, zidovudine triphosphate (ZDV-TP). These active metabolites inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral reverse transcriptase (RT) by incorporating into viral DNA and terminating viral DNA chain elongation. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28939

code

C28939

Concept_Status

Obsolete_Concept

DEFINITION

A combination of two synthetic nucleoside analogues with synergistic antiviral properties. Lamivudine is phosphorylated intracellularly to its active 5'-triphosphate metabolite, lamivudine triphosphate (L-TP); zidovudine is phosphorylated to its active 5'-triphosphate metabolite, zidovudine triphosphate (ZDV-TP). These active metabolites inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral reverse transcriptase (RT) by incorporating into viral DNA and terminating viral DNA chain elongation. (NCI04)

FULL_SYN

Lamivudine/Zidovudine

Combivir

label

Lamivudine/Zidovudine

Legacy Concept Name

Lamivudine_Zidovudine

Preferred_Name

Lamivudine/Zidovudine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28939

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0717880

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61063

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