Acadesine
Created:
6/7/21
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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Acadesine is a 1-ribosylimidazolecarboxamide in which the carboxamide group is situated at position 4 of the imidazole ring, which is further substituted at position 5 by an amino group. A purine nucleoside analogue and activator of AMP-activated protein kinase, it is is used for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is reported to have cardioprotective effects. It has a role as a platelet aggregation inhibitor and an antineoplastic agent. It is an aminoimidazole, a nucleoside analogue and a 1-ribosylimidazolecarboxamide.
