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famciclovir
- Term ID
- CHEBI:4974
- Synonyms
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- 2-(2-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol diacetate
- 2-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-4-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)butyl acetate
- 9-[4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl]-2-aminopurine
- acetic acid 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(2-amino-purin-9-yl)-butyl ester
- BRL-42810
- famciclovir
- famciclovirum
- Famvir
- FCV
- Definition
- 2-Amino-9H-purine in which the hydrogen at position 9 is substituted by a 4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl group. A prodrug of the antiviral penciclovir, it is used for the treatment of acute herpes zoster (shingles), for the treatment or suppression of recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent patients and for the treatment of recurrent mucocutaneous herpes simplex infections in HIV infected patients.
- References
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- CAS:104227-87-4
- DrugBank:DB00426
- Drug_Central:1128
- HMDB:HMDB0014570
- KEGG:D00317
- LINCS:LSM-2990
- PMID:17870541
- PMID:2754699
- PMID:9719596
- Patent:US5246937
- Reaxys:4208403
- Wikipedia:Famciclovir
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from famciclovir
Phenotype where environments contain famciclovir
Phenotype modified by environments containing famciclovir
Human Disease Model