Unmetabolized 5,6-dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole rather than its monophosphate metabolites is probably the active transcription inhibitor.
D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000378:metabolism; D004004:Dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012263:Ribonucleosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*
D012263:Ribonucleosides; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D004004:Dichlororibofuranosylbenzimidazole; D012313:RNA; C037279:5,6-dichloro-1-(beta-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole 2'-phosphate