Pentostatin acts by inhibiting
Ref-Katzung 10/920 Pentostatin and cilastatin are not statins i.e. these do not act by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase. Pentostatin acts by inhibiting adenosine deaminase. It is used for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia. Drug of choice for hairy cell leukemia is cladribine.
RNA dependent DNA polymerase
Aldolase
Aldenosine deaminase
Adenylyl cyclase
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