Racivir Explained

Iupac Name:4-amino-5-fluoro-1-[(2''S'',5''R'')-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]-1,2-dihydropyrimidin-2-one
Routes Of Administration:Investigational
Cas Number:137530-41-7
Unii:9PDN1V466A
Atc Prefix:none
Pubchem:454858
Niaid Chemdb:005245
Chemspiderid:400521
C:8
H:10
F:1
N:3
O:3
S:1
Smiles:c1c(c(nc(=O)n1[C@H]2CS[C@H](O2)CO)N)F
Stdinchi:1S/C8H10FN3O3S/c9-4-1-12(8(14)11-7(4)10)5-3-16-6(2-13)15-5/h1,5-6,13H,2-3H2,(H2,10,11,14)/t5-,6+/m1/s1
Stdinchikey:XQSPYNMVSIKCOC-RITPCOANSA-N

Racivir is an experimental nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), developed by Pharmasset for the treatment of HIV.[1] It is the enantiomer of emtricitabine, a widely used NRTI, meaning that the two compounds are mirror images of each other.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Racivir . AIDSmeds.com . March 21, 2008 . March 24, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194742/http://www.aidsmeds.com/archive/Racivir_1590.shtml . 2014-01-02 .