Synonyms: 5-AZAC | 5-azacytidine | ladakamycin | Onureg® | Onureg® (CC-486; oral azacitidine) | U-18496 | Vidaza®
azacitidine is an approved drug (FDA (2004), EMA (2009))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: DNA methyltransferase and RNA inhibitor. Azacitidine inhibits DNA methylation in vitro [3], but not by directly interacting with the methyltransferase enzyme DNMT1.
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