Description: Zebularine (4-Deoxyuridine) is a DNA methylation inhibitor. Acts as a transition state analog inhibitor of cytidine deaminase by binding to the active size as covalent hydrates. It also inhibits cytidine deaminase (Ki: 2 µM, in a cell-free assay). Target: Autophagy, DNA Methyltransferase. Smiles:...

Zebularine, a cytidine analog, is a DNA methylation inhibitor that acts by forming a covalent complex with DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs). By stabilizing the binding of DNMTs to DNA, zebularine hinders methylation and decreases dissociation, trapping DNMT and preventing its turnover. Zebularine preferentially...