different between cytarabine vs aracytin

cytarabine

English

Alternative forms

  • cytosine arabinoside, ara-C

Etymology

From cyt(osine) +? -arabine (arabinofuranosyl derivative).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /sa??tæ?.??bin/

Noun

cytarabine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C9H13N3O5 that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

Translations

Derived terms

  • -citabine (nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agent)

References

  • “cytosine arabinoside”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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aracytin

English

Noun

aracytin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) cytarabine

Translations

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