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Deoxynucleoside vs Dideoxyinosine - What's the difference?

deoxynucleoside | dideoxyinosine |

As nouns the difference between deoxynucleoside and dideoxyinosine

is that deoxynucleoside is (biochemistry) any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar while dideoxyinosine is (organic compound) a deoxynucleoside that has been used as an antiviral drug in the treatment of aids.

deoxynucleoside

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar

    • dideoxyinosine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dideoxyinosine) (-)
  • (organic compound) A deoxynucleoside that has been used as an antiviral drug in the treatment of AIDS

    • Synonyms

    *didanosine *DDI