DEOXYCOFORMYCIN
\diːˈɒksɪkˌɒfɔːmˌɪsɪn], \diːˈɒksɪkˌɒfɔːmˌɪsɪn], \d_iː__ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_f_ɔː_m_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n]\
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A potent inhibitor of adenosine deaminase. The drug is effective in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly hairy-cell leukemia. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).