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Chemical Compound Review

Desiclovir     2-[(2-aminopurin-9- yl)methoxy]ethanol

Synonyms: DESCICLOVIR, Desciclovirum, Deoxyacyclovir, SureCN2028, BW-A515U, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of DESCICLOVIR

 

High impact information on DESCICLOVIR

 

Associations of DESCICLOVIR with other chemical compounds

  • On the basis of these results, it was apparent that the success of 6- deoxyacyclovir as a prodrug in vivo would depend upon how well its desired activation by xanthine oxidase competed with the nonactivating oxidations by aldehyde oxidase [1].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of DESCICLOVIR

References

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  7. Desciclovir permeation of the human erythrocyte membrane by nonfacilitated diffusion. Domin, B.A., Mahony, W.B., Zimmerman, T.P. Biochem. Pharmacol. (1991) [Pubmed]
  8. Preparative electrochemical reduction of 2-amino-6-chloropurine and synthesis of 6-deoxyacyclovir, a fluorescent substrate of xanthine oxidase and a prodrug of acyclovir. Kusmierek, J.T., Czochralska, B., Johansson, N.G., Shugar, D. Acta Chem. Scand., B, Org. Chem. Biochem. (1987) [Pubmed]
  9. Radioimmunoassay for desciclovir, 2-[(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methoxy]ethanol, a prodrug for the antiviral acyclovir. Quinn, R.P., Gerald, L., Tadepalli, S. Journal of immunoassay. (1987) [Pubmed]
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