Alkylation of diethyl 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-8-deazafolate with 3'-0-acetyl-5-(bromomethyl)-2'- deoxyuridine 5'-[bis-(trichlorethyl) phosphate], followed by removal of the trichloroethyl groups with a Zn/Cu couple and mild saponification, gave the target inhibitor N-[4-[[[2-amin0- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-hexahydro-4-0~ 0-5-[(2'-deoxyuridin-5-yl) methyl]-pyrido [3, 2-d] pyrimidin-6-yl] methyl] amino] benzoyl]-~-glutamic acid 5'-monophosphate. The free nucleoside and the 5 ...