Term Name: | nucleocidin |
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Synonyms: | 4'-C-fluoroadenosine 5'-sulfamate, 4'-fluoro-5'-O-sulfamoyladenosine, 4'-fluoro-5'-O-sulphamoyladenosine, [(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-fluoro-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl sulfamate, [(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-fluoro-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl]methyl sulfamate, [(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-2-fluoro-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl sulfamate, antibiotic T-3018, T-3018 |
Definition: | A nucleoside antibiotic that is 5'-O-sulfamoyladenosine in which the hydrogen atom at position 4' is replaced by a fluorine atom. It is a natural product synthesized by several Streptomyces species. It exhibits broad spectrum antibacterial activity, and also has a strong effect against Trypanosoma brucei, the protozoan parasite responsible for the African sleeping sickness. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:166872] ( EBI ) |