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Pyrimidine analogues are antimetabolites which mimic the structure of metabolic pyrimidines.

Examples

Medical uses

Pyrimidine antimetabolites are commonly used to treat cancer by interfering with DNA replication.

References

  1. Parker, William B. (2009). "Enzymology of Purine and Pyrimidine Antimetabolites Used in the Treatment of Cancer". Chem Rev. 109 (7): 2880–2893. doi:10.1021/cr900028p. PMC 2827868. PMID 19476376.
Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents / antineoplastic agents (L01)
SPs/MIs
(M phase)
Block microtubule assembly
Block microtubule disassembly
DNA replication
inhibitor
DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)
Folic acid
Purine
Pyrimidine
Deoxyribonucleotide
Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)
I
II
II+Intercalation
Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)
Alkylating
Platinum-based
Nonclassical
Intercalation
Photosensitizers/PDT
Other
Enzyme inhibitors
Receptor antagonists
Other/ungrouped
DNA virus antivirals (primarily J05, also S01AD and D06BB)
Baltimore I
Herpesvirus
DNA-synthesis
inhibitor
TK activated
Purine analogue
Pyrimidine analogue
Not TK activated
Other
HPV/MC
Vaccinia
Poxviridae
Hepatitis B (VII)
Multiple/general
Nucleic acid inhibitors
Interferon
Multiple/unknown
Nucleic acid constituents
Nucleobase
Nucleoside
Ribonucleoside
Deoxyribonucleoside
Nucleotide
(Nucleoside monophosphate)
Ribonucleotide
Deoxyribonucleotide
Cyclic nucleotide
Nucleoside diphosphate
Nucleoside triphosphate
Purine receptor modulators
Receptor
(ligands)
P0 (adenine)
P1
(adenosine)
P2
(nucleotide)
P2X
(ATPTooltip Adenosine triphosphate)
P2Y
Transporter
(blockers)
CNTsTooltip Concentrative nucleoside transporters
ENTsTooltip Equilibrative nucleoside transporters
PMATTooltip Plasma membrane monoamine transporter
Enzyme
(inhibitors)
XOTooltip Xanthine oxidase
Others
Others
See also: Receptor/signaling modulators


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