Description
Floxuridineisafluorinatedpyrimidine;itisananalogof5-fluorouracil(5-FU).Floxuridineexhibitsantiviralandanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Floxuridineactsasanantimetabolite,inhibitingthymidylatesynthaseandinducingapoptosisincancercells.Thiscompoundalsoinhibitsreplicationofdenguevirus.
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