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Aza vs Decitabine - What's the difference?

aza | decitabine |

As nouns the difference between aza and decitabine

is that aza is (chemistry) used attributively for a nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring while decitabine is 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates dna by inhibiting dna methyltransferase.

aza

English

Noun

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  • (chemistry) Used attributively for a nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring
  • * 2003 , Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry [http://books.google.com/books?id=0Ynge4E5rqYC], ISBN 3906390233, page 73:
    • "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

    Derived terms

    * aziridine English palindromes ----

    decitabine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia decitabine)
  • 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase.