Edoxudine

Chemical compound
  • D06BB09 (WHO)
Legal statusLegal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • 5-ethyl-1-[4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidine-2,4-dione
CAS Number
  • 15176-29-1 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 66377
ChemSpider
  • 59752 ☒N
UNII
  • 15ZQM81Y3R
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL318153 ☒N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID4045890 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.035.645 Edit this at WikidataChemical and physical dataFormulaC11H16N2O5Molar mass256.258 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C11H16N2O5/c1-2-6-4-13(11(17)12-10(6)16)9-3-7(15)8(5-14)18-9/h4,7-9,14-15H,2-3,5H2,1H3,(H,12,16,17)/t7-,8+,9+/m0/s1 ☒N
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Edoxudine (or edoxudin) is an antiviral drug. It is an analog of thymidine, a nucleoside.

It has shown effectiveness against herpes simplex virus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hamuy R, Berman B (December 1998). "Topical antiviral agents for herpes simplex virus infections". Drugs of Today. 34 (12): 1013–1025. doi:10.1358/dot.1998.34.12.487486. PMID 14743269.
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DNA virus antivirals (primarily J05, also S01AD and D06BB)
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Herpesvirus
DNA-synthesis
inhibitor
TK activated
Purine analogue
Pyrimidine analogue
Not TK activated
Other
HPV/MC
Vaccinia
Poxviridae
Hepatitis B (VII)
Multiple/general
Nucleic acid inhibitors
Interferon
Multiple/unknown
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