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Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor
Any substance that inhibits dihydroorotate reductase, an enzyme required for de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidine. Inhibition of dihydroorotate reductase interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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