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Medical Definition of Phosphonoacetic acid

1. (carboxymethyl)phosphonic acid. A simple organophosphorus compound that inhibits DNA polymerase, especially in viruses and is used as antiviral agent. Pharmacological action: antiviral agents, reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Chemical name: Acetic acid, phosphono- (12 Dec 1998)

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