Vidarabine |
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| 9-beta-Arabinofuranosyladenine; 9-beta-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine; Ara A; Monarch Brand of Vidarabine; Parke Davis Brand of Vidarabine; Vira-A; alpha-Ara A; alpha-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine; beta-Ara A; 9 beta Arabinofuranosyladenine | |
| A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus. | |