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.