Toyocamycin
Synonyms
7H-Pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, 4-amino-7-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-
Deazacyanoadenosine
Toyokamycin
4-Amino-5-cyano-7-(D-ribofuranosyl)-7H- pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine. Antibiotic antimetabolite isolated from Streptomyces toyocaensis cultures. It is an analog of adenosine, blocks RNA synthesis and ribosome function, and is used mainly as a tool in biochemistry.