API reference
Acyclovir
- CAS number
- 59277-89-3
- Molecular formula
- C8H11N5O3
- Molecular weight
- 225.2 g/mol
About this molecule
Acyclovir is an antiviral prescription medicine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to: Treat and/or prevent the recurrence of certain types of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, including genital herpes and herpes encephalitis Treat varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections, including chicken pox (also called primary varicella infection) and shingles (also called herpes zoster) Acyclovir is approved in different formulations and strengths for use in specific populations, including in people who are immunocompromised. HSV and VZV infections can be opportunistic infections (OIs) of HIV.
Source: Drug Database, Clinicalinfo.hiv.gov, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2-amino-9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)-1H-purin-6-one
- InChIKey
- MKUXAQIIEYXACX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=NC2=C(N1COCCO)N=C(NC2=O)N
- PubChem CID
- 135398513
Also known as
acyclovir · Aciclovir · Acycloguanosine · Vipral · Virorax · Wellcome-248U · Aciclovirum · Sitavig
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