loading...| Preferred Name | Antimetabolite | |
| Synonyms |
antimetabolite Antimetabolite Antimetabolites |
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| Definitions |
An antineoplastic agent with a structural similarity to a natural substance that can replace that substance in a normal biochemical pathway and interfere with the normal metabolic processes of cells. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C272 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
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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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:35221 |
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| code |
C272 |
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| DEFINITION |
An antineoplastic agent with a structural similarity to a natural substance that can replace that substance in a normal biochemical pathway and interfere with the normal metabolic processes of cells. |
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| FULL_SYN |
antimetabolite Antimetabolite Antimetabolites |
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| label |
Antimetabolite |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Antimetabolite |
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| Preferred_Name |
Antimetabolite |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C272 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0003376 |
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| subClassOf |