Description
Ganciclovirisaguanosinenucleosideanalogthatexhibitsantiviralactivity.Ganciclovirisclinicallyusedtotreatcytomegalovirusinfection;itinhibitsviralDNApolymeraseandactsasachainterminatorwhenincorporatedintoDNA,limitingDNAsynthesis.Ganciclovirisoftenco-admiNISTeredwithHSVthymidinekinasegenetherapyasasensitizer.
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