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formycins

Description

Formycins: Pyrazolopyrimidine ribonucleosides isolated from Nocardia interforma. They are antineoplastic antibiotics with cytostatic properties. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID135480691
MeSH IDM0008773

Synonyms (2)

Synonym
formycins
(2s,3r,4s,5r)-2-(7-amino-1h-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol; 3-[(2s,3r,4s,5r)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-1,4-dihydropyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReference
"The toxicology and pharmacology of formycin both as a single agent and combined with the adenosine deaminase inhibitor 2'-deoxycoformycin (dCF) were examined in outbred Swiss mice heterozygous for the nude gene (nu/+)."( Biochemical pharmacology and toxicology of formycin alone and in combination with 2'-deoxycoformycin (pentostatin).
Calabresi, P; Chu, SH; Crabtree, GW; Dexter, DL; Diamond, I; Farineau, DM; Ghoda, LY; McGowan, DL; Parks, RE; Spremulli, EN, 1983
)
"None of the test evaluated in the present study, even when combined with the clinical model results, did allow the exclusion of DVT."( [D-Dimer determination combined with clinical probability for the diagnosis of leg venous thrombosis].
Arrivé, L; Azizi, L; Belkacem, A; Bouras, T; Carrat, F; Dahan, H; Jomaah, N; Le Hir, P; Lewin, M; Monnier-Cholley, L; Robert, A; Serru, V; Tubiana, JM; Vassal, T, 2002
)

Bioavailability

ExcerptReference
" The described method has been successfully applied to the quantitative determination of formycin A in plasma and should be useful for clinical and bioavailability investigations."( High-performance liquid chromatographic assay of formycin A in plasma after solid-phase extraction.
Jagiełło-Wójtowicz, E; Misztal, G; Paw, B; Skierski, JS, 1999
)

Dosage Studied

ExcerptReference
" With this latter dosage or with 104 mg/kg/day there was no acute toxicity of formycin B to bone marrow or formed elements of the blood."( Leishmania donovani: oral efficacy and toxicity of formycin B in the infected hamster.
Berman, JD; Hanson, WL; Keenan, CM; Lamb, SR; Waits, VB, 1983
)
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (296)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990157 (53.04)18.7374
1990's79 (26.69)18.2507
2000's41 (13.85)29.6817
2010's16 (5.41)24.3611
2020's3 (1.01)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews11 (3.63%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.33%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other291 (96.04%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]