Sinefungin

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A natural nucleoside related to S-adenosylmethionine that has been isolated from Streptomyces species with antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic activity. Sinefungin inhibits DNA methyltransferase which leads to an inhibition of DNA synthesis.

**Synonyms:** - (2S,5S)-2,5-diamino-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]hexanoic acid - Adenosyl-Ornithine - SINEFUNGIN