2-deoxy-D-glucose |
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2-deoxy-D-glucose |
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A deoxyglucose that is D-glucose in which the hydroxy group at position 2 has been replaced by a hydrogen. It is an antimetabolite of glucose with antiviral activity, which acts by inhibiting the glycosylation of glycoproteins and glycolipids. Used as an antiherpes agent. |
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This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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CHEBI:11569, CHEBI:19553, CHEBI:11565, CHEBI:1078, CHEBI:57546
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