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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an
antimetabolite
Etymologies
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From anti- + metabolic
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Examples
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This lead to the loss of antitumor activity, with the exception of the 2-amino-6-mercapto derivative, thioguanine, which we had previously found to have strong antimetabolic activity.
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