Benzamide riboside (BR) belongs to the C-nucleoside family of nucleosides, which has a ribofuranosyl moiety linked to the heterocyclic or aromatic base through a stable carbon-carbon bond rather than a carbon-nitrogen bond as in natural nucleosides [ 1 1. Gharehbaghi , K. , Grunberger , W. and Jayaram , HN 2002. Studies on the mechanism of action of benzamide riboside: A novel inhibitor of IMP dehydrogenase. Curr. Med. Chem., 9: 743–748. ... View all references , 2 ...