- floxuridine
- A drug used in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of antimetabolite.
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Floxuridine — drugbox IUPAC name = 5 Fluoro 1 [4 hydroxy 5 (hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran 2 yl] 1H pyrimidine 2,4 dione CAS number = 50 91 9 ATC prefix = ATC suffix = ATC supplemental = PubChem = 5790 DrugBank = APRD00692 C=9 | H=11 | F=1 | N=2 | O=5 molecular … Wikipedia
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floxuridine — The deoxynucleoside of fluorouracil; an antineoplastic agent. Fluorouracil is metabolized to f. and this, in turn, to 5 fluoro 2′ deoxyuridine 5′ monophosphate. The latter agent inhibits thymidylic synthetase; uridine phosphatase is also… … Medical dictionary
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FUDR — Abbreviation for fluorodeoxyuridine. See floxuridine. * * * fluorodeoxyuridine * * * 1. abbreviation for floxuridine (5 fluorouracil deoxyribonucleoside). 2. trademark for a preparation of floxuridine … Medical dictionary
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