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azidothymidine Pharm.|ˌeɪzɪdəʊˈθaɪmɪdiːn|
[f. azide + -o + thymidine.]
A substituted derivative of thymidine that has been used to inhibit the replication of HIV, the AIDS virus, 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine. Abbrev. AZT s.v. A III.
1974Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. LXXI. 4980/1 The role of..another thymidine analogue, azidothymidine, in interfering with C-type virus release in virus positive cells is discussed. 1986FDA Consumer Feb. 34/2 Another antiviral approved for experimental testing in this country is azidothymidine. 1986Daily Tel. 10 Mar. 9/3 Researchers at Wellcome are significantly reticent about any potential their new drug—azidothymidine—may hold. |
