Azacitidine

5-Azacytidine; NSC-102816; Pharmion Brand of Azacitidine; Vidaza; 5 Azacytidine; NSC 102816; NSC102816
A pyrimidine analogue that inhibits DNA methyltransferase, impairing DNA methylation. It is also an antimetabolite of cytidine, incorporated primarily into RNA. Azacytidine has been used as an antineoplastic agent.