Arabinosyl nucleosides are derivatives of the

nucleosides Nucleosides are glycosylamines that can be thought of as nucleotides without a phosphate group. A nucleoside consists simply of a nucleobase (also termed a nitrogenous base) and a five-carbon sugar (ribose or 2'-deoxyribose) whereas a nucleotide ...

. They contain β-D-arabinofuranose, in contrast to most nucleosides which contain β-D-ribofuranose. They are used as cytostatics or virostatics.

Examples

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Clofarabine Clofarabine is a purine nucleoside antimetabolite marketed in the United States and Canada as Clolar. In Europe and Australia/New Zealand the product is marketed under the name Evoltra. It is FDA-approved for treating relapsed or refractory a ...

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References

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