National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Synonyms

Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

NRTI

Definitions

A substance with a structure similar to a nucleoside molecule that is capable of occupying the active catalytic site of a reverse transcriptase resulting in inhibition of enzyme function, chain termination, and inhibition of viral replication. These compounds are converted to their active phosphorylated forms by cellular kinases.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C97452

code

C97452

DEFINITION

A substance with a structure similar to a nucleoside molecule that is capable of occupying the active catalytic site of a reverse transcriptase resulting in inhibition of enzyme function, chain termination, and inhibition of viral replication. These compounds are converted to their active phosphorylated forms by cellular kinases.

FULL_SYN

Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

NRTI

label

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C97452

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1373111

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1589

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