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famciclovir

under 2-Aminopurine
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More on 2-Aminopurine Definition: A purine that is an isomer of ADENINE (6-aminopurine).      Other names 2 Aminopurine
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
famciclovir [ 9-(4-acetoxy-3-(acetoxymethyl)but-1-yl)-2-aminopurine,BRL 42810,BRL-42810,Famvir ]
  prodrug of penciclovir; phosphorylated by viral thymidine kinase and subsequently cellular kinases to a penciclovir triphosphate, which inhibits herpes simplex 2 DNA polymerase in a competitive manner 		104227-87-4   2-Aminopurine/*analogs & derivatives Prodrugs
Pharma Action Antiviral Agents 		J Med Chem 1989;32(8):1738 FAMVIR; FAMCICLOVIR

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