Arabinosyl nucleoside explained

Arabinosyl nucleosides are derivatives of the nucleosides. They contain β-D-arabinofuranose, in contrast to most nucleosides which contain β-D-ribofuranose.^[1] They are used as cytostatics or virostatics.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: 10.1016/S0079-6603(08)60231-7 . Introduction to the Biochemistry of D-Arabinosyl Nucleosides . Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology . 1966 . Cohen . Seymour S. . 5 . 1–88 . 5337697 . 978-0-12-540005-3 .
2. 612702 . 1977 . Müller . W. E. . Rational design of arabinosyl nucleosides as antitumor and antiviral agents . The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics . 30 Suppl . 104–120 .