Dideoxyadenosine

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A prodrug form of didanosine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.

**Synonyms:** - 2',3'-Dideoxyadenosine - 6-Amino-9-(2''3'-dideoxy-beta-D-glycero-pentofuranosyl)purine - DIDEOXYADENOSINE - ddA