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Thymidine vs Fluorothymidine - What's the difference?

thymidine | fluorothymidine |

As nouns the difference between thymidine and fluorothymidine

is that thymidine is the nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine while fluorothymidine is any of several fluoro derivatives of thymidine that have biological activity.

thymidine

English

Noun

(wikipedia thymidine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine

    • fluorothymidine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound, medicine) Any of several fluoro derivatives of thymidine that have biological activity

    • Usage notes

    *Such compounds having isotopically-labelled fluorine atoms are used in medical imaging.