Azacitidine
Synonyms
1,3,5-Triazin-2(1H)-one, 4-amino-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-
5 Azacytidine
5-Azacytidine
Azacytidine
NSC 102816
NSC-102816
NSC102816
Pharmion Brand of Azacitidine
Vidaza
A pyrimidine analogue that inhibits DNA methyltransferase, impairing DNA methylation. It is also an antimetabolite of cytidine, incorporated primarily into RNA. Azacytidine has been used as an antineoplastic agent.