Preferred Label : ProTides;
MeSH definition : A class of prodrugs consisting of a 5'-nucleoside monophosphate in which the two hydroxyl
groups are masked with an amino acid ester and an aryloxy component which once in
the cell is enzymatically metabolized to deliver free 5'-monophosphate, and further
transformed to the active 5'-triphosphate form of the nucleoside analogue.;
MeSH synonym : Prodrug Nucleotides; Nucleotides, Prodrug; Pro-Tides; Pro Tides; ProTide; Pro-Tide; Pro Tide; Prodrug Nucleotide; Nucleotide, Prodrug;
Origin ID : D000095802;
UMLS CUI : C5828293;
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A class of prodrugs consisting of a 5'-nucleoside monophosphate in which the two hydroxyl
groups are masked with an amino acid ester and an aryloxy component which once in
the cell is enzymatically metabolized to deliver free 5'-monophosphate, and further
transformed to the active 5'-triphosphate form of the nucleoside analogue.