zidovudine http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89007049 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/387151007 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_10110 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HIV_5739 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C947 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidovudine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q198504 J05AF01 A pyrimidine 2',3'-dideoxyribonucleoside compound having a 3'-azido substituent and thymine as the nucleobase. A synthetic dideoxynucleoside. After intracellular phosphorylation to its active metabolite, zidovudine inhibits DNA polymerase, resulting in the inhibition of DNA replication and cell death. This agent also decreases levels of available pyrimidines. ZDV azidothymidine azide aids AIDS human immunodeficiency virus disease Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture The Complete Dictionary of Sexology Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms