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Didox
A ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor with activity against retroviruses. Didox inhibits retrovirus replication by depleting the deoxynucleotides obligatory for synthesis of the proviral DNA intermediate of retrovirus replication. (NCI Thesaurus)
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