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2-deoxycoformycin (medicine)


2-deoxycoformycin -->
pentostatin
<chemical> A potent inhibitor of adenosine deaminase. The drug is effective in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly hairy-cell leukaemia. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agent and has immunosuppressive activity.

Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, enzyme inhibitors, immunosuppressive agents.

Chemical name: Imidazo(4,5-d)(1,3)diazepin-8-ol, 3-(2-deoxy-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-, (R)-