CTRP Terminology
CTRP Agent Terminology
NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology
Acyclovir
2-Amino-1,9-dihydro-9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-6H-purin-6-one
335752
59277-89-3
645011
810655
9-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-methyl]guanine
9-[(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl]guanine
A substance used to prevent or treat cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex infections that may occur when the body is immunosuppressed. It belongs to the family of drugs called antivirals.
A synthetic analog of the purine nucleoside, guanosine, with potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus and other viruses of the herpesvirus family. After conversion in vivo to the active metabolite acyclovir triphosphate by viral thymidine kinase, acyclovir competitively inhibits viral DNA polymerase by incorporating into the growing viral DNA chain and terminating further polymerization.
ACV
ACYCLOVIR
Acicloftal
Aciclovir
Aclovir
Acycloguanosine
Acyclovir
Acyclovir
Acyclovir
Acyclovir
BW-248U
C205
C8H11N5O3
CHEBI:2453
CL523878
CTRP
Cargosil
FDA
Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide
Pharmacologic Substance
Virorax
Wellcome-248U
X4HES1O11F
Zovirax
acyclovir
Antiviral Agent
DNA Polymerase Inhibitor
Acyclovir Sodium
FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology