See Also: didanosine(medicine)
Didanosine(health)

battalion (oh) and didanosine (medicine)


battalion (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: bataillon, from Old Italian battaglione, from battaglia 'group of soldiers, battle', from Late Latin battalia; BATTLE1]
a large group of soldiers consisting of several companies ( company )
a large group of people who are doing something with a particular purpose
battalion of
::a battalion of supporters

didanosine (medicine)


didanosine
<chemical> A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. Didanosine is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA by binding to reverse transcriptase; ddi is then metabolised to dideoxyadenosine triphosphate, its putative active metabolite.

Pharmacological action: anti-HIV agents, antimetabolites, reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Chemical name: Inosine, 2',3'-dideoxy-