gemcitabine

A 2'-deoxycytidine having geminal fluoro substituents in the 2'-position. An inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, gemcitabine is used in the treatment of various carcinomas, particularly non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer.

• Code: CHEBI:175901
• Source: CHEBI
• Alternative labels: gemcitabinum 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluorocytidine gemcitabina gemcitabine 2',2'-Difluorodeoxycytidine 2'-Deoxy-2',2'-difluorocytidine 4-amino-1-((2R,4R,5R)-3,3-difluoro-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one