Tubercidin

**Definition:** An antibiotic purine ribonucleoside that readily substitutes for adenosine in the biological system, but its incorporation into DNA and RNA has an inhibitory effect on the metabolism of these nucleic acids.

**Tree numbers:** - D03.633.100.759.590.910 - D13.570.583.910 - D13.570.800.850

**Synonyms:** - 7-Deazaadenosine - Deazaadenosine - 4-Amino-7 beta-D-ribofuranosyl-7H-pyrrolo(2,3-d)pyrimidine