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cytosine
(redirected from cytosine arabinoside)

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cy·to·sine  (st-sn)
n. Abbr. C
A pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is the constituent of DNA and RNA involved in base pairing with guanine.
[cyt(o)- + (rib)os(e) + -ine.]
cytosine [ˈsaɪtəsɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O See also DNA, RNA
cytosine  (st-sn)
A pyrimidine base that is a component of DNA and RNA, forming a base pair with guanine. Chemical formula: C4H5N3O.
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Noun1.cytosine - a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
C
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
ribonucleic acid, RNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine


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2] daily and 7 days of cytosine arabinoside by continuous infusion at 100 mg/[m.
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He was placed on a chemotherapeutic regimen of daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside (ARA-C) for remission induction of AML.
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Two physicians from the University of Miami have found that the protein, called epidermal growth factor (EGF), prevented balding among a group of six rats receiving high doses of cytosine arabinoside, a widely used anticancer drug also known as ARA-C.
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