Vidarabine

Vidarabine
Clinical data
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding24-38%
Identifiers
  • (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2-(6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-3,4-diol hydrate
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H13N5O4
Molar mass267.245 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=NC(=C2C(=N1)N(C=N2)[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)N
  • InChI=1S/C10H13N5O4/c11-8-5-9(13-2-12-8)15(3-14-5)10-7(18)6(17)4(1-16)19-10/h2-4,6-7,10,16-18H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t4-,6-,7+,10-/m1/s1 ☒N
  • Key:OIRDTQYFTABQOQ-UHTZMRCNSA-N ☒N
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Vidarabine or 9-β-D-arabinofuranosyladenine (ara-A) is an antiviral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.