Product Description: 2’-O-Methyl-5-iodouridine (5-Iodo-2'-O-methyluridine) is a purine nucleoside analog. Purine nucleoside analogs have broad antitumor activity targeting indolent lymphoid malignancies. Anticancer mechanisms in this process rely on inhibition of DNA synthesis, induction of apoptosis, etc[1].
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C10H13IN2O6
References: [1]Robak T, Robak P. Purine nucleoside analogs in the treatment of rarer chronic lymphoid leukemias. Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(23):3373-88.