CHEBI:4974 - famciclovir

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ChEBI Name famciclovir
ChEBI ID CHEBI:4974
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.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:174284
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB0464901, eMolecules:901871, Selleckchem:Famciclovir(Famvir), ZINC000001530635
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Formula C14H19N5O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 321.33180
Monoisotopic Mass 321.14370
InChI InChI=1S/C14H19N5O4/c1-9(20)22-6-11(7-23-10(2)21)3-4-19-8-17-12-5-16-14(15)18-13(12)19/h5,8,11H,3-4,6-7H2,1-2H3,(H2,15,16,18)
InChIKey GGXKWVWZWMLJEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)OCC(CCn1cnc2cnc(N)nc12)COC(C)=O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): antiviral drug
A substance used in the prophylaxis or therapy of virus diseases.
Application(s): prodrug
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
antiviral drug
A substance used in the prophylaxis or therapy of virus diseases.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing famciclovir (CHEBI:4974) has role antiviral drug (CHEBI:36044)
famciclovir (CHEBI:4974) has role prodrug (CHEBI:50266)
famciclovir (CHEBI:4974) is a 2-aminopurines (CHEBI:20702)
famciclovir (CHEBI:4974) is a acetate ester (CHEBI:47622)
IUPAC Name
2-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-4-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)butyl acetate
INNs Sources
famciclovir WHO MedNet
famciclovir WHO MedNet
famciclovir ChemIDplus
famciclovirum ChemIDplus
Synonyms Sources
2-(2-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol diacetate ChemIDplus
9-[4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl]-2-aminopurine ChEBI
acetic acid 2-acetoxymethyl-4-(2-amino-purin-9-yl)-butyl ester ChEMBL
BRL-42810 ChEMBL
FAMCICLOVIR ChEMBL
FCV DrugBank
Brand Name Source
Famvir ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
1128 DrugCentral
D00317 KEGG DRUG
DB00426 DrugBank
Famciclovir Wikipedia
HMDB0014570 HMDB
LSM-2990 LINCS
US5246937 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
104227-87-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
104227-87-4 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG
4208403 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
22 February 2017