Description
Floxuridine is a fluorinated pyrimidine; it is an analog of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Floxuridine exhibits antiviral and anticancer chemotherapeutic activities. Floxuridine acts as an antimetabolite, inhibiting thymidylate synthase and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells. This compound also inhibits replication of dengue virus.