Cytosine
- Name
- Cytosine
- Accession Number
- DBCAT001267
- Description
A pyrimidine base that is a fundamental unit of nucleic acids.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Flucytosine An antifungal indicated only to treat severe infections throughout the body caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus. Cidofovir An antiviral agent used to treat Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS. - Drugs & Drug Targets
Drug Target Type Flucytosine Thymidylate synthase target Flucytosine DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 target Flucytosine DNA target Cidofovir DNA polymerase catalytic subunit target Cidofovir Solute carrier family 22 member 6 transporter Cidofovir Thymidine phosphorylase enzyme