Preferred Name

Zidovudine [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

AZT Antiviral

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006933

altLabel

AZT Antiviral

Zidovudine

Thymidine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-

Azidothymidine

AZT, Antiviral

AZT (Antiviral)

3'-Azido-2',3'-Dideoxythymidine

3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine

cui

C0043474

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000022211

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000166010

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000165748

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000165747

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000147622

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000165874

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000022100

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000165749

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000165750

MESH DEFINITION

A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by an azido group. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. The compound is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA during reverse transcription. It improves immunologic function, partially reverses the HIV-induced neurological dysfunction, and improves certain other clinical abnormalities associated with AIDS. Its principal toxic effect is dose-dependent suppression of bone marrow, resulting in anemia and leukopenia.

MESH DUI

D015215

MeSH name

Zidovudine

MESH UI

M0023377

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000006933

NUI

N0000006933

prefLabel

Zidovudine [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T114

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008043

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