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telbivudine
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Definition
: Purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
nucleoside phosphates
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telbivudine [ 1-(2-deoxy-beta-L-erythropentafuranosyl)-5-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione,Tyzeka,beta-L-2'-deoxythymidine ]
has an activity against hepatitis B virus; structure in first source
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*Nucleosides
*Pyrimidinones
Hepatitis B
, Chronic
Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2004 Feb;5(2):232-41
TYZEKA