Desciclovir - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Desciclovir;

NCIt synonyms : Desciclovirum; 2-((2-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methoxy)ethanol;

NCIt definition : A prodrug of acyclovir with activity against viruses in the herpesvirus family. Desciclovir is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and is converted to acyclovir by xanthine oxidase. Acyclovir is further converted to cyclovir triphosphate by viral thymidine kinase and competitively inhibits viral DNA polymerase by incorporating into the growing viral DNA chain and terminating further polymerization.;

UNII : BHM1XXA2EZ;

InChIKey : OKQHSIGMOWQUIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 84408-37-7;

Molecule name : BW A515U;

Chemical formula : C8H11N5O2;

Details

Origin ID

C73203;

UMLS CUI

C0113168;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- desciclovir [MeSH concept]
- desciclovir [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- desciclovir [MeSH concept]
- desciclovir [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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