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Antimetabolites

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An antimetabolite is defined as a compound that interferes with the utilization of a natural metabolite by means of having a similar chemical structure. Antimetabolites are generally analogues of steroid hormones or nucleic acid precursors.

Nucleic acid and folate antimetabolites act by inhibition of DNA and/or RNA synthesis. Their mode of action therefore means that their toxic effects are most marked in rapidly proliferating tissues.


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