Structured Summary
Abstract
A GUANOSINE analog that acts as an antimetabolite. Viruses are especially susceptible. Used especially against herpes.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C8H11N5O3
- Molecular Weight
- 225.20 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 59277-89-3
- 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
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000212
- Source
- PubChem CID 135398513
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Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
55 entry terms
- 9-((2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl)guanine
- Aciclovir
- Acycloguanosine
- Aci-Sanorania
- Acic
- Aciclobeta
- Aciclostad
- Aciclovir Alonga
- Aciclovir-Sanorania
- Acifur
- Acipen Solutab
- Acivir
- Activir
- Acyclo-V
- Acyclovir Sodium
- Antiherpes Creme
- Avirax
- Cicloferon
- Clonorax
- Cusiviral
- Genvir
- Herpetad
- Herpofug
- Herpotern
- Herpoviric
- Isavir
- Laciken
- Mapox
- Maynar
- Milavir
- Opthavir
- Supraviran
- Viclovir
- Vipral
- Virax-Puren
- Virherpes
- Virmen
- Virolex
- Virupos
- Virzin
- Wellcome-248U
- Zoliparin
- Zovirax
- Zyclir
- aciclovir von ct
- Aci Sanorania
- Aciclovir Sanorania
- Acyclo V
- Alonga, Aciclovir
- Sodium, Acyclovir
- Solutab, Acipen
- Virax Puren
- ViraxPuren
- Wellcome 248U
- Wellcome248U
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
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Previous Indexing
- Guanine (1966-1982)
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NLM Classification
QV 268.5
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Acyclovir. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000212. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000212
- Acyclovir. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aciclovir
- Acyclovir. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147101
- Acyclovir. In: PubChem Compound. CID 135398513. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/135398513