Systematic Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of α - and β-D-Xylo- and Lyxofuranonucleosides of the Five Naturally Occurring Nucleic Acid Bases

Abstract
The α-and β-D-Xylofuranosyl and -lyxofuranosyl analogues of the five naturally occurring nucleic acid bases have been the subject of a systematic synthesis and examination of some of their biological properties, i.e. antiviral, antimetabolic and cytostatic activities.