Racivir

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Racivir
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Investigational
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 4-amino-5-fluoro-1-[(2S,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl]-1,2-dihydropyrimidin-2-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
NIAID ChemDB
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC8H10FN3O3S
Molar mass247.24 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c1c(c(nc(=O)n1[C@H]2CS[C@H](O2)CO)N)F
  • InChI=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
  • Key: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.

Emtricitabine, the enantiomer of racivir and a widely used NRTI

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Racivir". AIDSmeds.com. March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved March 21, 2008.