Definition: A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces antibioticus. It has some antineoplastic properties and has broad spectrum activity against DNA viruses in cell cultures and significant antiviral activity against infections caused by a variety of viruses such as the herpes viruses, the VACCINIA VIRUS and varicella zoster virus.
Other names Arabinosyladenine; Arabinofuranosyladenine; Ara-A; Adenine Arabinoside; beta Ara A; alpha D Arabinofuranosyladenine; alpha Ara A; ViraA; Vira A; Arabinoside, Adenine; A, beta-Ara; A, alpha-Ara; A, Ara; 9 beta D Arabinofuranosyladenine; 9 beta Arabinofuranosyladenine; beta-Ara A; alpha-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine; alpha-Ara A; Vira-A; Parke Davis Brand of Vidarabine