it also acts as a chain terminator by its incorporation into viral dna as the lack of a 3'-oh group in the incorporated nucleoside analogue prevents the formation of the 5' to 3' phosphodiester linkage essential for dna chain elongation, and therefore, the viral dna growth is terminated.
Parent Term
Biochemical pathway
Parent Definition
A linked series of chemical reactions that occur in a defined order within or between organism cells, and lead to a known function or end product.
Other Metabolites Mapped to 'Didanosine Action Pathway'