Compound
acyclovir
A guanosine analog that acts as an antimetabolite. Viruses are especially susceptible. Used especially against herpes.
CHEBI:2453ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C8H11N5O3
- Mass
- 225.208 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- MKUXAQIIEYXACX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- Nc1nc(=O)c2ncn(COCCO)c2n1
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What the reference databases state
Regulatory determinations
LiverTox likelihood score DLiverTox
LiverTox Likelihood Score D — a possible hepatotoxin, single-to-few case reports. Chapter: "Acyclovir". Source: LiverTox Master List (NBK571102).
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Chemical structure
- acyclovir has the functional parent guanineCompoundChEBI CHEBI:2453Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
valacyclovir+wateracyclovir+L-valine+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:83871CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: acyclovir
- Also called
- acycloguanosine
- Systematic name
- 2-amino-9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one
- Sold as
- Zovir