An antibiotic purine ribonucleoside that readily substitutes for adenosine in the biological system, but its incorporation into DNA and RNA has an inhibitory effect on the metabolism of these nucleic acids. [PubChem]
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Zimmerman TP, Wolberg G, Duncan GS: Metabolism of tubercidin and formycin to their 3':5'-cyclic nucleotides in mammalian cells. J Biol Chem. 1978 Dec 25;253(24):8792-7.
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• Zimmerman TP, Wolberg G, Duncan GS: Metabolism of tubercidin and formycin to their 3':5'-cyclic nucleotides in mammalian cells. J Biol Chem. 1978 Dec 25;253(24):8792-7. Pubmed
